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Re:UK FTSE 100 finishes week up 2% by partiallypro on Friday June 24, 2016 @11:31PM (#11975074)
The pound sterling falling helps British exports by lowering their cost to international markets.
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Re:UK FTSE 100 finishes week up 2% by bodyfour on Saturday June 25, 2016 @02:31AM (#11975474)
...but there's big uncertainty about terms of trade, so don't expect any investment in export capacity.
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Re:UK FTSE 100 finishes week up 2% by SixSigma on Saturday June 25, 2016 @02:53AM (#11975510)
I wonder how long it will take to switch from being a net importer

https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/OverseasTradeStatisti...

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Re:UK FTSE 100 finishes week up 2% by gonvaled on Saturday June 25, 2016 @06:21AM (#11975871)
No time, really. This can be achieved practically overnight, thanks to now being free from the EU hegemon. Now the UK will hapily ssil to its glorious and deserved destiny!
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Re:UK FTSE 100 finishes week up 2% by 2chen on Saturday June 25, 2016 @01:53AM (#11975404)
Which would be great if the UK were Japan. But it's not.
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