09-01-2017 20:17 via theguardian.com

Pound falls to 10-week low after Theresa May's Brexit comments

FTSE 100, however, records eighth day of record highs in a row, its longest run in almost 20 yearsThe pound has fallen to a 10-week low after Theresa May fuelled concerns that UK exporters faced the loss of unfettered access to the European Union’s major economies under a hard Brexit.Over the weekend May said she wanted the best possible deal for leaving the EU, but dismissed the idea that the UK could “keep bits of membership”, which appeared to quash hopes of retaining access
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