GBP: Sterling holding its own

Sterling finished the week on a relative high, gaining ground against the euro and the US dollar.

Very little data out of the UK this week as people return to work and children go back to school. Brexit talks are continuing. Discussions seem to centre on the exit bill and what we are willing to pay and what the European Union are demanding – still a long way apart.

Otherwise it will be international news that dominates; North Korea, US debt and the ECB meeting on Thursday.