Hopes of a Brexit trade deal being reached are fading<\/a>. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EC President Ursula von der Leyen failed to close the gap on differences in negotiations and have given the talks until Sunday to reach an agreement.<\/p>\nAttention will turn to the ECB, which is expected to ease monetary policy today by adding a further \u20ac500 billion to the QE programme to support the Eurozone economy. Rising covid numbers and tighter lockdown restrictions are sending the region towards a double dip recession.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Pound Euro (GBP\/EUR) exchange rate is paring yesterday’s gains on Thursday, trading back below \u20ac1.1050. Hopes of a Brexit trade deal being reached are fading. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EC President Ursula von der Leyen failed to close the gap on differences in negotiations and have given the talks until Sunday to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":163946597,"featured_media":4878,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1380,1379],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-107135","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eur","8":"category-gbp"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
GBP\/EUR: Pound Slips Through \u20ac1.1050 on Brexit, ECB To Ease - Currency Live<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/105008-gbp-eur-pound-slips-through-e1-1050-on-brexit-ecb-to-ease\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Fiona Cincotta\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/currencylive.com\\\/news\\\/105008-gbp-eur-pound-slips-through-e1-1050-on-brexit-ecb-to-ease\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/currencylive.com\\\/news\\\/105008-gbp-eur-pound-slips-through-e1-1050-on-brexit-ecb-to-ease\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Fiona Cincotta\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/currencylive.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8ef0fafb6c93f1204150bb907b42cfec\"},\"headline\":\"GBP\\\/EUR: Pound Slips Through \u20ac1.1050 on Brexit, ECB To Ease\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-12-10T07:30:22+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/currencylive.com\\\/news\\\/105008-gbp-eur-pound-slips-through-e1-1050-on-brexit-ecb-to-ease\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":112,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/currencylive.com\\\/news\\\/105008-gbp-eur-pound-slips-through-e1-1050-on-brexit-ecb-to-ease\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/currencylive.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/100643-gbp-eur-central-bank-news.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"EUR\",\"GBP\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2020\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/currencylive.com\\\/news\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/currencylive.com\\\/news\\\/105008-gbp-eur-pound-slips-through-e1-1050-on-brexit-ecb-to-ease\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/currencylive.com\\\/news\\\/105008-gbp-eur-pound-slips-through-e1-1050-on-brexit-ecb-to-ease\\\/\",\"name\":\"GBP\\\/EUR: Pound Slips Through \u20ac1.1050 on Brexit, ECB To Ease - Currency Live\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/currencylive.com\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/currencylive.com\\\/news\\\/105008-gbp-eur-pound-slips-through-e1-1050-on-brexit-ecb-to-ease\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/currencylive.com\\\/news\\\/105008-gbp-eur-pound-slips-through-e1-1050-on-brexit-ecb-to-ease\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/currencylive.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/100643-gbp-eur-central-bank-news.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-12-10T07:30:22+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/currencylive.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8ef0fafb6c93f1204150bb907b42cfec\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/currencylive.com\\\/news\\\/105008-gbp-eur-pound-slips-through-e1-1050-on-brexit-ecb-to-ease\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/currencylive.com\\\/news\\\/105008-gbp-eur-pound-slips-through-e1-1050-on-brexit-ecb-to-ease\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/currencylive.com\\\/news\\\/105008-gbp-eur-pound-slips-through-e1-1050-on-brexit-ecb-to-ease\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/currencylive.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/100643-gbp-eur-central-bank-news.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/currencylive.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/08\\\/100643-gbp-eur-central-bank-news.jpg\",\"width\":725,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"GBP\\\/EUR: Pound Flat vs. Euro Following BoE & ECB\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/currencylive.com\\\/news\\\/105008-gbp-eur-pound-slips-through-e1-1050-on-brexit-ecb-to-ease\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/currencylive.com\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"GBP\\\/EUR: Pound Slips Through \u20ac1.1050 on Brexit, ECB To Ease\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/currencylive.com\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/currencylive.com\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"Currency Live\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/currencylive.com\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/currencylive.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8ef0fafb6c93f1204150bb907b42cfec\",\"name\":\"Fiona Cincotta\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/79afd1dde0d7ad291707268bbcdb9fdb41b2dd29f8088c8cfe9c67cd2a1de0e4?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/79afd1dde0d7ad291707268bbcdb9fdb41b2dd29f8088c8cfe9c67cd2a1de0e4?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/79afd1dde0d7ad291707268bbcdb9fdb41b2dd29f8088c8cfe9c67cd2a1de0e4?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Fiona Cincotta\"},\"description\":\"Editor - Senior Financial Market Analyst Through over a decade\u2019s experience analysing and reporting on global currency markets, Fiona has a gained a deep understanding of the fundamental drivers of currencies. She is regularly quoted by international news organisations including Financial Times, Reuters and Bloomberg. Fiona is a familiar face after years of appearances on BBC, Sky News and Fox Business News.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/fiona-cincotta-bb4a4845\\\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/currencylive.com\\\/news\\\/author\\\/fiona-cincotta\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"GBP\/EUR: Pound Slips Through \u20ac1.1050 on Brexit, ECB To Ease - Currency Live","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/105008-gbp-eur-pound-slips-through-e1-1050-on-brexit-ecb-to-ease\/","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Fiona Cincotta","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/105008-gbp-eur-pound-slips-through-e1-1050-on-brexit-ecb-to-ease\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/105008-gbp-eur-pound-slips-through-e1-1050-on-brexit-ecb-to-ease\/"},"author":{"name":"Fiona Cincotta","@id":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8ef0fafb6c93f1204150bb907b42cfec"},"headline":"GBP\/EUR: Pound Slips Through \u20ac1.1050 on Brexit, ECB To Ease","datePublished":"2020-12-10T07:30:22+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/105008-gbp-eur-pound-slips-through-e1-1050-on-brexit-ecb-to-ease\/"},"wordCount":112,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/105008-gbp-eur-pound-slips-through-e1-1050-on-brexit-ecb-to-ease\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/100643-gbp-eur-central-bank-news.jpg","articleSection":["EUR","GBP"],"inLanguage":"en-US","copyrightYear":"2020","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/105008-gbp-eur-pound-slips-through-e1-1050-on-brexit-ecb-to-ease\/","url":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/105008-gbp-eur-pound-slips-through-e1-1050-on-brexit-ecb-to-ease\/","name":"GBP\/EUR: Pound Slips Through \u20ac1.1050 on Brexit, ECB To Ease - Currency Live","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/105008-gbp-eur-pound-slips-through-e1-1050-on-brexit-ecb-to-ease\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/105008-gbp-eur-pound-slips-through-e1-1050-on-brexit-ecb-to-ease\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/100643-gbp-eur-central-bank-news.jpg","datePublished":"2020-12-10T07:30:22+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8ef0fafb6c93f1204150bb907b42cfec"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/105008-gbp-eur-pound-slips-through-e1-1050-on-brexit-ecb-to-ease\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/105008-gbp-eur-pound-slips-through-e1-1050-on-brexit-ecb-to-ease\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/105008-gbp-eur-pound-slips-through-e1-1050-on-brexit-ecb-to-ease\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/100643-gbp-eur-central-bank-news.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/100643-gbp-eur-central-bank-news.jpg","width":725,"height":400,"caption":"GBP\/EUR: Pound Flat vs. Euro Following BoE & ECB"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/105008-gbp-eur-pound-slips-through-e1-1050-on-brexit-ecb-to-ease\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"GBP\/EUR: Pound Slips Through \u20ac1.1050 on Brexit, ECB To Ease"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/","name":"Currency Live","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8ef0fafb6c93f1204150bb907b42cfec","name":"Fiona Cincotta","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/79afd1dde0d7ad291707268bbcdb9fdb41b2dd29f8088c8cfe9c67cd2a1de0e4?s=96&d=blank&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/79afd1dde0d7ad291707268bbcdb9fdb41b2dd29f8088c8cfe9c67cd2a1de0e4?s=96&d=blank&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/79afd1dde0d7ad291707268bbcdb9fdb41b2dd29f8088c8cfe9c67cd2a1de0e4?s=96&d=blank&r=g","caption":"Fiona Cincotta"},"description":"Editor - Senior Financial Market Analyst Through over a decade\u2019s experience analysing and reporting on global currency markets, Fiona has a gained a deep understanding of the fundamental drivers of currencies. She is regularly quoted by international news organisations including Financial Times, Reuters and Bloomberg. Fiona is a familiar face after years of appearances on BBC, Sky News and Fox Business News.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/fiona-cincotta-bb4a4845\/"],"url":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/author\/fiona-cincotta\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/100643-gbp-eur-central-bank-news.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/163946597"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107135"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107138,"href":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107135\/revisions\/107138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}