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31 May 2017
Sterling wobbled badly overnight - Scotiabank
Analysts at Scotiabank explained that Sterling wobbled badly in the overnight session on UK election polling.
Key Quotes:
"One Yougov study showed that PM May might fall short of an overall majority in the election. Another poll, released a short while ago, showed the Tories widening their lead slightly over Labour, however."
"Gone is the talk of a “landslide” win and bookies are now offering 5/1 odds on the election resulting in a hung parliament – from 8/1 last week."
"Expect the GBP to remain sensitive to election polling ahead of the June 8th vote and expect more losses if the race tightens further."