Pound Snaps Winning Streak Over Friction With China 

  • Sterling snaps winning streak amid possible row over Hong Kong
  • BOE warning to banks revives fear of messy Brexit at year-end
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From saber rattling with China to fresh fear about Brexit, a uniquely British set of risks is taking the shine off the pound.

Sterling snapped its longest winning streak in nearly three months and slipped against almost all its Group-of-10 peers as the U.K. careens toward a row with Beijing over Hong Kong.