The pound’s recent climb to a four month high against the euro has revived memories of sterling’s major appreciations ahead of the last two changes of government back in 1979 and 1997. We do not envisage a sterling rally on the same scale, if only because of the prospect of a sluggish economic recovery and very low interest rates.
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