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Sterling drops on Brexit uncertainty

Graham Watson

23rd February 2016

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Katie Martin from the Financial Times here looks at the 'Boris effect' - which saw a 2% drop in the value of the pound, the largest drop since 2009 and markets are worried about the UK dropping out of the EU, although this has kept the pound weaker than otherwise would be the case.

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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