The British pound is going crazy after another Brexit poll showed 'Leave' in the lead
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The British pound is crashing after yet another Brexit poll showed that "Leave" is in the lead.
A survey of 2,000 people conducted by the Independent found that 55% believe the UK should leave the EU, an increase of four points from their April poll. Meanwhile, 45% were in the Remain camp.
The currency dropped by as much as 1.9%, then quickly rebounded, and is now down by 1.5%.
As for the rest of the world, here's the scoreboard:
- The Canadian dollar is down by 0.4% after the Canadian jobs report showed that the labor market added 13,800 jobs in May, above expectations of 1,800, and the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 6.9% — the lowest rate since July 2015.
- The Russian ruble is getting slammed as oil prices fall. It's down by 1.2% at 65.0994 per dollar. Earlier, the currency strengthened up to 64.6032 per dollar after the Central Bank of Russia cut its benchmark one-week repo rate to 10.50%, down from 11%.
- The Japanese yen is stronger by 0.2% at 106.83 per dollar.
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