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September 19, 2019

U.K. government submits written documents on how to get around backstop: report

The U.K. government has submitted documents to the European Commission that outline in writing for the first time Boris Johnson's ideas on how to end the Brexit impasse, BuzzFeed News reported, citing three sources. The documents in particular focus on how to get around the issue of the so-called backstop, though the report didn't say what those proposals were. The pound exchanged hands at $1.2482, up from $1.2472 on Wednesday.

U.K. retail sales slip 0.2% in August

U.K. retail sales fell 0.2% in August, as the prior month's gain from Amazon Prime Day reversed with a drop in non-store retailing. Economists polled by FactSet had forecast a 0.2% dip. The year-on-year growth rate slowed to 2.7% from 3.3%.
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