Vote for Brexit may prove to be a damp squib

There are good reasons to believe that the market fireworks after a UK vote to leave the EU (‘Brexit’) would not be as dramatic as many expect. Indeed, while the initial impact on the pound would almost certainly be negative, there are several factors that might limit the downside for sterling too.

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