Bloomberg with an article that might have flown under the radar today
Bloomers had a story out just over an hour ago and it says that the EU could start trade talks before the UK pays any divorce bill. The EU have been very strong on their stance that trade talks could not start until the UK pony's up any money they may owe.
Bloomberg writes that that might change if there's an agreement on the method for calculating any sum due.
This concession is apparently being offered by EU nations, as opposed to being asked for by the UK.
At the moment it's a sources story but I highly suspect that it's a big reason why the pound jumped earlier as it's wasn't emblazoned all over the wires.
This news has been aided further since, as Donald Tusk has been out saying that trade talks will only begin after "progress" has been made on the divorce bill.
EU leaders will be holding a mini-Brexit summit at their summit over the weekend and are looking to nail down their negotiating guidelines further. If this concession is real, it's shows a further softening of rhetoric (or an increase in calm and reasonable discussion) from Europe, which will be pound positive.
