Sterling to gain on hopes for UK-EU trade deal by year-end - Reuters poll

LONDON (Reuters) - Sterling will be nearly 4% stronger in a year than it is now, according to a Reuters poll of market strategists, based on expectations that Britain will secure a trade deal with the European Union this year despite its tough initial stance.On Monday sterling took a pummelling after Prime Minister Boris Johnson set tough terms for the trade talks. Some of the forecasts in the Reuters poll were gathered before Johnson's speech.Britain left the EU on Friday and Johnson's comments..