Pound Defies Expectations as Traders Give Burnham a Chance

In a year of political and economic upheaval for the UK, the pound has emerged as an unlikely oasis of calm, wrong-footing traders who were betting on the currency to retreat at the first sign of trouble. In a year of political and economic upheaval for the UK, the pound has emerged as an unlikely oasis of calm, wrong-footing traders who were betting on the currency to retreat at the first sign of trouble.