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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Larry Elliott in Washington and Richard Partington

Pound falls sharply against dollar after Bank confirms bond-buying end date

The Bank of England
The Bank of England’s governor has confirmed its £65bn scheme will end on Friday. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA

The pound has fallen sharply against the dollar after Andrew Bailey warned the Bank of England would not extend its emergency intervention in financial markets beyond this week, after the turmoil sparked by the government’s mini-budget.

Sterling skidded by more than a cent against the dollar to below $1.10 after the Bank’s governor insisted the £65bn scheme to purchase UK government bonds would not be continued beyond the deadline on Friday.

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