The pound is surging higher—for now—as the UK and EU finally reach a breakthrough Brexit deal

The pound is surging higher—for now—as the UK and EU finally reach a breakthrough Brexit deal

The rollercoaster ride that is the British pound has picked up the pace. The pound soared by more than 1% this afternoon on reports that UK and EU negotiators had agreed to a draft text of a Brexit agreement. Ever since the Brexit referendum in 2016, the possibility of Britain crashing out of the bloc…