Particular pressure early in the session, but paring some of those losses, down by about 0. 3 right now. We had seen the pound gaining on the back of those polls i mentioned in the headline, but that seems to be shortlived. Now we see a fairly flat pound. 1. 2916 is where we trade on the u. K. Currency right now. Lets check out a bloomberg first word news update. Heres leighann gerrans. Ighann beijing told the u. S. Ambassador to quit meddling in hong kong affairs. The chinese also warned the bill could affect cooperation in important areas. The u. S. And china are in the midst of negotiating a trade deal. The white house is pushing to wrap up negotiations on a new trade deal with mexico and canada. The agreement known as usmca has become President Trumps top legislative priority. The administration and House Democrats have been locked in talks for months to secure a vote before the end of this year. Democrats want more enforcement of labor issues. Both mexico and canada say there has
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