Investors pull billions from UK on prospect of no-deal Brexit

[Whorty]

Doom-mongering from the FT? Who'd have thunk it...?

That's the spirit. Put your head in the sand, and all the nastiness will go away

[darmstadt]

That's the spirit. Put your head in the sand, and all the nastiness will go away

[Mordac]

Is “£4b removed” fear-mongering, or pointing out an inconvenient fact?

Brexiters preferring to call facts fear-mongering, instead of engaging in a discussion about whether it’s a good or a bad thing. Who’d have thunk it...?

How about "some investors move some of their money out of the UK, believing sterling will fall a few points further, and then they can buy back in at a cheaper rate"? Speculating, basically.
Investors are doing that all over the world, in every market, almost every day. And £4bn is actually a drop in the ocean, particularly over an extended period. It's fairly typical of the FT to overstate anything remotely Brexit related.

[Mordac]

Same happens with our place. The veggie patch is watered, mail collected, and even the bins taken out by the neighbours in our absence. Always try to offer composition but they'll not hear of it.

Can't say I blame them, if the standard of your compositions on here is anything to go by...

[BR14]

Can't say I blame them, if the standard of your compositions on here is anything to go by...

Bugger, beat me to it.

[meridian]

How about "some investors move some of their money out of the UK, believing sterling will fall a few points further, and then they can buy back in at a cheaper rate"? Speculating, basically.
Investors are doing that all over the world, in every market, almost every day. And £4bn is actually a drop in the ocean, particularly over an extended period. It's fairly typical of the FT to overstate anything remotely Brexit related.

A far better argument, thank you for that.

[jamesbrown]

Think about compound interest, this changes everything over a few thousand years

Or in the case of darmie's ramblings, compound disinterest.

[darmstadt]

Or in the case of darmie's ramblings, compound disinterest.

Just taking my cue from you and the rest of the moaning Leavers...Glad it makes your day

[PCTNN]

Speaking of investing in sunny Europe, I'm now in a position where I can buy a second property so where should I start looking at? Spain/Portugal/Italy?

Where should I move my british money to?

[BrilloPad]

Or in the case of darmie's ramblings, compound disinterest.

He has posted some awesome stuff on the Brexit joke thread.