British pound falls about 0.5% after Johnson-von der Leyen meeting

Reuters

Published Dec 09, 2020 22:37

TOKYO (Reuters) - The British pound fell 0.5% in early Asian trade on Thursday after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agreed they have until Sunday to take a "firm decision" about the future of trade talks.

The pound last traded at $1.3340.