Once again the strength of sterling was topping the business pages this month.
The pound fell to a six month low against the euro and the dollar, with political uncertainty the main driving force behind the decline. The decline against the euro was one of the longest since the creation of the single currency.
At the time of going to press sterling was trading at roughly £1 equal to €1.13 on the currency exchange markets.
The general feeling that the UK is drifting doesn’t help matters, when the leader the of the country is so weakened and getting more so.
It feels like we are approaching a turning point - with leadership change and a move toward the exit firming up. Who knows what the summer of 2019 will bring!
Since writing, the end of May is now the 7th of June - at least there's some certainty there.
