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    Default France overtakes UK as fifth largest economy as pound plummets

    Britain is no longer the world's fifth largest economy after post-Brexit crash

    http://www.joe.co.uk/news/britain-is...it-crash/68918

    After it was announced on Friday morning that the United Kingdom had backed Brexit, the value of the British pound immediately dropped to the lowest it has been in over 30 years.

    One of the biggest points put forward by the pro-leave campaigners was that, as the fifth largest economy in the world, the UK would be more than able to handle leaving the European Union and the single market.

    Unfortunately, it seems that the markets of the world have disagreed wholeheartedly with this assertion and have sold their sterling en mass.

    While it is undoubtedly an initial, knee-jerk reaction from the markets, the banks are predicting further hits for the sterling on the international market, with HSBC saying they expect the value of the pound to drop all the down to $1.20 by the end of the year.

    "This is a seismic and largely unexpected event which is likely to have a massive impact on financial markets," the bank said.
    And that impact can already be seen, as The London Economic are reporting that the fall in the value of the pound means that France is now the fifth largest economy in the world, dropping the United Kingdom down to sixth.


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    The UK is no longer the world's 5th largest economy. The £ has fallen so far that France has overtaken us. #EUref
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    The growing pains of increased freedom and sovereignty....

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    This is just so much bollocks, I remember 1985 when the pound nearly reached parity with the dollar, why are journos such liars?


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    5th largest or 6th largest its all good people still want to do business with the uk.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tsuke View Post
    5th largest or 6th largest its all good people still want to do business with the uk.
    The same goods are much cheaper in Europe - even when the English were still members. Now they've left already. Oi !
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    there's always tomorrow.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by tsuke View Post
    5th largest or 6th largest its all good people still want to do business with the uk.
    They do?

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    Which will last until Greece, Portugal, Spain, and Italy need another bailout.

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    Quote Originally Posted by moon2012 View Post
    The same goods are much cheaper in Europe - even when the English were still members. Now they've left already. Oi !
    wut. the pound just got devalued 10% and maybe more. Its goign to be cheaper in britain
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    Quote Originally Posted by J Craft View Post
    Which will last until Greece, Portugal, Spain, and Italy need another bailout.
    Which will come from the EU, mainly Germany.

    Not Britain.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tsuke View Post
    wut. the pound just got devalued 10% and maybe more. Its goign to be cheaper in britain
    What's going to be cheaper in Britain?

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