Markets

Sterling touches 30-month low on firmer dollar and Brexit fears

Published August 1, 2019 Updated August 1, 2019 09:15am

The pound plunged to a low of $1.2101 overnight in Asia, its lowest since January 2017, after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates but didn't sound as dovish as many expected. In early European trading, the currency was last down 0.3% at $1.2128.

Against the euro, sterling was neutral at 91 pence.

Copyright Reuters, 2019