{"id":89954,"date":"2016-05-19T07:14:58","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T11:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/?p=89954"},"modified":"2016-05-19T07:14:58","modified_gmt":"2016-05-19T11:14:58","slug":"sterling-boosted-after-brexit-poll-shows-remain-camp-in-the-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2016\/05\/sterling-boosted-after-brexit-poll-shows-remain-camp-in-the-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Sterling boosted after Brexit poll shows \u201cremain\u201d camp\u201d in the lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"inves-4156681908\" class=\"inves-below-title-posts inves-entity-placement\"><div id =\"posts_date_custom\"><div align=\"left\">May 19, 2016<\/div><hr style=\"border: none; border-bottom: 3px solid black;\">\r\n<\/div><\/div><p>Article by <a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/contributors\/contributor-profile-forextime\/\">ForexTime<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The pound strengthened on Wednesday in reaction to news that the latest Brexit poll showed those wanting Britain to remain in the European Union had an 18-point lead versus those who want to leave the bloc.<\/p>\n<p>The news improved sentiment for sterling which rose to a three-month high against a trade-weighted basket of currencies.<\/p>\n<p>With just over a month left before the June 23 referendum, the Ipsos-Mori poll, commissioned by London\u2019s Evening Standard newspaper, found 55 percent of those surveyed supported staying in the EU, while 37 percent wanted to leave. 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Another poll by earlier in the day by YouGov poll, gave the \u201cremain\u201d camp a 4-point lead.<\/p>\n<p>The pound strengthened to a ten-week high versus the euro, as EURGBP fell to 77.20 pence.<\/p>\n<p>Against the dollar, the pound rose to a two-week high of $1.4600, bouncing from an earlier low of $1.4403.<\/p><div id=\"inves-41326154\" class=\"inves-in-content inves-entity-placement\"><hr style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;\">\r\n<div id=\"inpost_ads_header\">\r\n<p style=\"font-size:10px; float:left; color:#666;\">Free Reports:<\/p><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"inpost_ads\"> \r\n<p style=\"font-size:15px; float:left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/1ApBOV\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investmacro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/graph_techs_PD.png\" align=\"left\" width=\"80\"  height=\"55\"\/><\/a>\r\n\t     <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/1ApBOV\"><b><u>Get Our Free Metatrader 4 Indicators<\/u><\/b><\/a> - Put Our Free MetaTrader 4 Custom Indicators on your charts when you join our Weekly Newsletter<\/p><br><br>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:15px; float:left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/f3RrHX\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investmacro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cot_pie_80.png\" align=\"left\" width=\"80\"  height=\"55\"\/><\/a>\r\n\t    <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/f3RrHX\"><b><u>Get our Weekly Commitment of Traders Reports<\/u><\/b><\/a> - See where the biggest traders (Hedge Funds and Commercial Hedgers) are positioned in the futures markets on a weekly basis.<\/p><br><br>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<hr style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;\">\r\n<br><\/div>\n<p>Concerns about a possible Brexit have weighed on the British currency since late last year, leading to an 8 percent fall in the past six months on a trade-weighted basis. But since hitting a 2-1\/2-year low last month, sterling has recovered by almost 4 percent as Brexit concerns are diminishing, the more polls show the remain camp pushing ahead of the leave camp.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-54242 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Forex-Time-Logo.png\" alt=\"Forex-Time-Logo\" width=\"262\" height=\"90\" \/><strong>Article by <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/contributors\/contributor-profile-forextime\/\">ForexTime<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ForexTime Ltd (FXTM)<\/strong> is an award winning international online forex broker regulated by CySEC 185\/12 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forextime.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.forextime.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article by ForexTime The pound strengthened on Wednesday in reaction to news that the latest Brexit poll showed those wanting Britain to remain in the European Union had an 18-point lead versus those who want to leave the bloc. 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