The pound has rallied after the UK Government appeared to offer concessions on a Brexit deal. The British currency surged nearly 2% on Thursday after talks between UK and Irish premiers Boris Johnson and Leo Varadkar ended with positive but cautious comments. Sterling rose from just over $1.22 to $1.24 during two hours of intense trading on Thursday, climbing 1.4% as the leaders tried to reach a compromise over the term of Britain's exit from the EU. At one point sterling was on track for its best day in more than three years before a slight pullback late in the day. Irish prime mi...
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