A couple of UK media items on Sunday with Brexit developments.

The UK's chief Brexit negotiator David Frost spoke with the newspaper the Mail on Sunday

He said that the UK would leave the transition arrangement "come what may" in December. That is, deal or no deal the UK is out.

Meanwhile in the Sunday Times:

  • planning for no-deal has ramped up
  • senior figures in government have predicted that the chance of securing a Brexit trade agreement with Brussels is now less than 20%

Links for each (may be gated) if you'd like more

GBP is trading on wide spreads in early movement. Its just before:

  • 8 am in NZ
  • 6 am in Sydney
  • 5 am in Tokyo
  • and 4 am in Singapore & Hong Kong

If you are familiar with how forex market times work you'll know that liquidity right now Is super thin. GBP swinging a little:

A couple of UK media items on Sunday with Brexit developments.