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11 May 2016
GBP to fall 15% on Brexit? - Nomura
Analysts said that their expectation of a GBP devaluation of 15% in the event of a Brexit would help the BoE’s monetary policy objective in the long run.
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Key Quotes:
"A GBP devaluation of 15% in the event of a Brexit would help the BoE’s monetary policy objective in the long run as the economy adjusts to the shock factor of a Brexit."
"If poor market functioning caused GBP to fall in an extreme fashion though, BoE FX intervention is not out of the question. But this is only a possibility in an extreme shock scenario – i.e. it is the tail risk of a tail risk in our view."