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‘A lot to be scared about’ if UK quits EU, says Osborne

  Bloomberg Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne hit back at claims he’s scaremongering in his campaign to keep Britain in the European Union, saying “there is a lot to be scared about.” Osborne rejected accusations he had misrepresented Treasury analysis of the consequences of a vote to leave the EU on June 23 and overstated the impact of an ...

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Britain’s 10-yr yields fall to record low as referendum nears

  Bloomberg The U.K.’s 10-year government bond yield dropped to a record before an auction of index-linked debt, the final sale before the nation’s referendum on European Union membership. The yield could fall further to 1 percent in the event that the U.K. votes to leave the world’s biggest single market on June 23, according to Daniela Russell, a portfolio ...

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Dutch have 10 bn reasons to fear UK’s exit from EU

  Bloomberg A U.K. vote to leave the European Union could cut gross domestic product of the Netherlands by €10 billion ($11.4 billion) by 2030 due to an increase in the cost of trade, having a “relatively severe effect” on the economy, the Dutch planning agency said. Assuming that trade also fosters innovation, Brexit-related costs could increase another 65 percent, ...

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