Bloomberg reports, citing an official familiar with the talks
Adding that the EU expects Brexit negotiations with the UK next week to continue as planned, as they do not view that Johnson’s message is one that says the UK is walking away from negotiations at this point in time.

Bloomberg reports, citing an EU official on the matter
Just be mindful of the situation as there is still the possibility that despite what Johnson is saying about preparing for a no-deal Brexit.

Reuters reports, citing sources familiar with the matter
That said, the fact he said earlier that does suggest that the door is still open for further Brexit talks to take place before 31 December.

GBP/USD falls by about 100 pips before settling closer to 1.2900 now
Cable was treading close to its 200-hour MA (blue line) earlier @ 1.2960 before UK PM Johnson offered a surprise response to the EU summit yesterday in calling for preparations of a no-deal Brexit by January next year.