Standard & Poor’s rating degrade the UK if … – Les Echos

A Brexit can hide another. By withdrawing from the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom leave also, certainly, the club of AAA-rated countries. For the rating agency Standard & amp; Poor’s, this degradation could occur soon after a referendum result in favor of EU output. First for political reasons. S & amp; P believes that including lack of proper post-Brexit, the situation of the country will be less predictable, which is a risk factor

The other factor will be. feel the medium term. An output of the European Union may reduce capital flows to the United Kingdom, and permanently weaken the pound. With consequences disaffection central bank for the UK currency. According to S & amp criteria; P, a currency that represents less than 4% of assets of major global central banks lose its reserve currency status. But it provides a significant addition to credit quality to states who benefit. Deprived of this advantage, the UK should see its downgraded.

This scenario is so far not confirmed by the surveys published in Britain in the referendum day. They give the moment a slight lead to the maintenance supporters. And markets, meanwhile, are rising again, believing that the risk of Brexit is virtually eliminated.

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