Brexit Wins - What You Need To Know

After months of campaigning, one side leaves distressed, the other ecstatic. The results show 52% voted to leave the EU versus 48% that voted for Britain to stay within the EU. That’s 11,855,663 votes for Remain and 12,698,977 votes for Leave.

The goal is to unwind Britain’s 43-year membership of the bloc, disentangle and sever the legacy of shared sovereignty, and then re-shape the biggest single market on earth. According to EU officials, there are a million questions, with minimal answers.

For starters, global markets are in chaos. At the time of writing, the GBP is getting absolutely crushed against the USD and Yen, S&P 500 is down 91 points, FTSE futures down almost 9%, US treasury bonds down 15%.

Update: David Cameron resigns as Prime Minister


Lawyers in Whitehall and Brussels see two distinct tracks. The first is under Article 50 of the EU treaties — the so-called “exit clause” — which lays down a two-year renewable deadline for a country to leave.

A second track makes arrangements for future relations, from trade to co-operation on security or law enforcement. This is a more complex negotiation and, once agreed, harder to ratify. It requires unanimity and approval by more than 30 European, national and regional parliaments, possibly after national referendums.

More shall come. What does the WSO community think?
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Bear with me, but why exactly are the global markets down so much and why is the pound crashing? I have tried to research this and it never gave an explanation for why the pound is down and markets are down but what exactly is the reasoning for this. I have only taken basic macroeconomics so far and I'm thinking its because of the massive uncertainty and now that Brexit has happened trade will be down.

 

You're right. Market movements are mostly based on intuition and guesswork. The key element here is uncertainty, and how EU and the UK can continue to collaborate (globalisation means the divorce here if not settled amicably could result in further financial losses).

The pound should rise again, and so will the other indices. Brexit is one of the most complicated splits ever, and not even economists or policy makers can pinpoint any specifics right now.

 
ChiStreet:

Bear with me, but why exactly are the global markets down so much and why is the pound crashing? I have tried to research this and it never gave an explanation for why the pound is down and markets are down but what exactly is the reasoning for this. I have only taken basic macroeconomics so far and I'm thinking its because of the massive uncertainty and now that Brexit has happened trade will be down.

The major driver behind the decline in the GBP and the stock markets its the uncertainty surrounding both, because no one can gauge the magnitude of the consequences of this vote.

There is a high chance, that the UK will lose their credit rating, too. I don't think that the agencies will just let their current rating fly, considering the additional economic and political risk surrounding the UK after the exit.

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Matrick:
ChiStreet:

Bear with me, but why exactly are the global markets down so much and why is the pound crashing? I have tried to research this and it never gave an explanation for why the pound is down and markets are down but what exactly is the reasoning for this. I have only taken basic macroeconomics so far and I'm thinking its because of the massive uncertainty and now that Brexit has happened trade will be down.

The major driver behind the decline in the GBP and the stock markets its the uncertainty surrounding both, because no one can gauge the magnitude of the consequences of this vote.

There is a high chance, that the UK will lose their credit rating, too. I don't think that the agencies will just let their current rating fly, considering the additional economic and political risk surrounding the UK after the exit.

That's actually a pretty good summary.

Markets are panicking right now, but from the UK's perspective this might turn out to be a very good thing. It's a bit much to get into right now (working to finish a large project today), but I regard the EU as being a sinking ship economically.....as evidenced my MASSIVE capital flows leaving the EU for US tax havens over the past year. By leaving the UK stands to be spared the worst of the crash and may very well become the largest economy in Europe during the rebound.

 

Also, Scexit (from the UK). The question is which falls apart first: the European Union, or Britain, since Scotland and Northern Ireland voted overwhelmingly for EU membership.

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The next important dates to come up:

July 5: June services and composite Purchasing Managers Surveys July 5 and 7: Gilt auctions July 12: Office for Budget Responsibility fiscal outlook July 14: Rics housing market survey July 14: Bank of England monetary policy decision Mid-July: Business reaction clearer July 27: Second-quarter GDP August 4: BoE inflation report September — Official data flow intensifies October 27 — third-quarter GDP November — The Autumn Statement

Especially the Gilt auctions will be interesting, as it will show how investors view the risk profile of the newly exited United Kingdom.

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You're shorting I assume?

The Czech koruna is down 3.8 per cent against the dollar to 24.647; Poland’s zloty has fallen 7.4 per cent to 4.11 per dollar, while the Hungarian forint is weaker by as much as 5 per cent to 290.4.

Eastern European countries outside the eurozone had been seen as most vulnerable to Britain’s exit from the bloc ahead of the vote.

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Btw, I didn't see anyone mentioning this yet, but Scotland wants to remain in the EU. This may mean that UK is history, too.

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Assuming Scotlands independance, England loses a ton of money because of the North Sea-Oil belonging to the scots. The UK collapses and wealthy companies move to ... the mainland? For sure to a safer place with alliances, therefore a EU member-country.

 
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Assuming Scotlands independance, England loses a ton of money because of the North Sea-Oil belonging to the scots. The UK collapses and wealthy companies move to ... the mainland? For sure to a safer place with alliances, therefore a EU member-country.

This is politely incorrect and the amount of other hyperbole or ill-informed ideas / assertions in this thread writ large is getting to be a bit much. Looking at this, there are five separate issues at play. First, oil itself, at current prices the majority of North Sea oil is not profitable. This is also reflected by the fact that the supermajors have shut down some of their North Sea production last year. Additionally, Scotland does not automatically gain the North Sea oil infrastructure should they vote for independence. This would have to be negotiated with the rump UK.

Second, in terms of revenue generation, during the Scottish National Party's (SNP) rise, then leader, future first minister of Scottish Parliament, and current SNP MP in Westminster, Alex Salmond asserted an independent Scotland would rely on on the twin pillars of their robust oil and financial sectors. We addressed the former in the first factor, so let's consider the second. The institutions he was referring to were RBS, HBOS, and Standard Life. Flashing forward RBS has never recovered from the financial crisis and HBOS was saved from collapse by Lloyd's who acquired them. During the previous referendum, regardless of potential EU membership, RBS, Lloyd's, and Standard Life all stated they'd move operations to London if Scotland went independent. So much for the second pillar.

Now this issue of EU membership dovetails into the third factor. An independent Scotland does not automatically join the EU, far from it in fact. Not only would Scotland in the wake of an independence vote have to go through the lengthy and immensely complicated years long accession process, they would in the end likely be vetoed by at least Spain and others as well (such as Italy). Spain has said this through a myriad of back channels and in other forums before the last vote. Spain have their own fears around Catalonia and Italy has similar, albeit less volatile issues with Northern Italy. Thus at best EU membership is many years down the road for Scotland and likely an impossibility in the next decade if not longer.

Fourth, despite some popular narratives to the contrary, the SNP is not guaranteed to win their referendum. Scotland voted 62% to 38% in the Brexit referendum. A clear preference for Remain, but not only was this a tighter margin than expected, but turnout was quite low compared to the rest of the UK. In addition to this, the most recent Scottish Parliamentary elections resulted in a minority SNP government after they won outright majorities in the previous two elections. They received 46.5% of the vote, clearly less than they would need to win an independence referendum. In sum, victory is not only not guaranteed, but will be a proverbial knife fight.

Fifth and finally is the simplest part of all. The new UK Prime Minister (likely Boris Johnson, but possibly Michael Gove, or somewhat doubtfully Theresa May) would have to agree to allow any binding referendum, it is quite possible that in such a situation, this gets pushed off through the next election if not indefinitely. The latter would be decidedly difficult and would spur greater acrimony between Westminster and Holyrood, but is still a possibility.

 

Okay, now based on what people said that the pound would make a comeback and rise back up - wouldn't it be a good time to now invest in the pound since its at its all time low in three decades?

 
ChiStreet:

Okay, now based on what people said that the pound would make a comeback and rise back up - wouldn't it be a good time to now invest in the pound since its at its all time low in three decades?

I'm not sure that we've reached the bottom yet. The biggest opportunity to short was right after the vote was announced. It is questionable if the GBP will recover to the same value as before considering the new geopolitical environment.
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Since there is so much uncertainty and wishy-washy all around the markets, I'm wondering how in the world are investors and firms deciding whether to invest or short, etc. Are investors taking a big gamble at this point?

 
Matrick:

Mexican peso at an all-time low, too. If you're keen on going long, may wanna look at that, too

@Matrick - Good call. I've been following the MXP for over a while, and it looks like a very interesting FX play. It's amazing that the USD has continued to rise relative to other currencies in the past couple of years. To an extent it has been buoyed by the drop in commodity prices for large export countries (e.g., CAD, AUS), but many people are concerned about the US markets. I'm not currency expert, but I lived in the EU for awhile.

The belief of some is that the EU will impose tariffs on UK manufactured goods. As a result, low-cost countries in the EU could see an drastic rise in manufacturing.

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Haha, no problem. Uncertainty is the key to investing. You either get it and profit, or you lose.

I think what you want to say is that gauging risk/reward is the key, i.e. being compensated for taking the risk when there is uncertainty.

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This is a shambles, the voter demographic is very telling.

GBP taking a hammering, British banks down, safe havens up.

Anyone got a view on where UK interest rates go from here?

Interested to see the effect on the UK housing market.

 
GMG:

This is a shambles, the voter demographic is very telling.

GBP taking a hammering, British banks down, safe havens up.

Anyone got a view on where UK interest rates go from here?

Interested to see the effect on the UK housing market.

It will work itself out. This is just panic selling right now. Things will be fine with the market.

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Good optimism! Think we will see a recovery as we head to Oct before the article 50 implementation, but long term I see plain stagnation as a result, which just isn't worth it. Things were hardly bad before hand which is the most frustrating thing - this risk and uncertainty just seems pointless unless you overly care about sovereignty or immigration, which aren't worth caring about.

 

Interests rates cut to zero. Cameron resigned and predicts "no immediate changes for European Union citizens who live in the UK". No shit Sherlock

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Carney doing his job and steadying the ship was v. necessary. Sturgeon rocking the boat but I'm with her on this one.

Thoughts on your industry going fwd? FDI reduced in the short term surely?

And next leader? Surely not Boris, guy's a joke.

 

It feels like our future has been sold by the elderly and the misinformed.

This will split the nation, young from old and educated from those less.

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Voting was completely split by demographic, even as shown by Populus (polling co) before the vote. Vote looks along the lines of: 18 - 24: 75% Remain 25 - 49: 57% Remain 50 - 64: 58% Leave 65+: 62% Leave

Can't find the data I saw on educational split but it was along the lines of: Masters/above: strong Remain Undergraduate: strong Remain A-Level: moderate Leave GCSE/lower: strong Leave

There's also a distinct split between those with a mortgage (moderate remain) and those without (leave), and those on social housing (strong leave). Naturally in a population turnout is low among the 55. It also makes sense that there are more people in the "non-univeristy-educated" bucket than those within, and until 20 years ago the GCSE was the maximum required qualification.

It's a very sad and scary day for Britain.

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As soon as I saw the results from Sunderland at 1:30 am I ran down stairs to my dad and said I bet Soros is a master at deception, I bet he was just playing everyone saying it will remain and had a good idea all alone to go short! I wake up to hear a yes vote. Someone made big bank!!

 

The Gov can still invoke the Parliament's legal right to exercise a legally binding vote to decide the actual outcome of the referendum, since the referendum is not legally binding.

Call it usurpation, but the Parliament is legally entitled to cast a vote against Brexit, citing that the event could cause a matter of national danger - Scotland and Northern Ireland are threatening to cast a vote to leave the UK and stay in the EU as sovereign nations.

I have no idea how likely this is, but it's not impossible.

 

in reality they won't. that's just like suggesting that the queen will shoot it down just because the right to do so exists. nothing is really lost if scotland and northern ireland leave the uk. to be blunt, they're leeches.

 

Fair logic, but to be precise the Queen doesn't have any right to do so. However, in the grand interest of the nation, the Parliament has every single legal right to act in the best interest of indivisibility and state preservation.

 
gezora:

in reality they won't. that's just like suggesting that the queen will shoot it down just because the right to do so exists. nothing is really lost if scotland and northern ireland leave the uk. to be blunt, they're leeches.

I wouldn't be so hasty. They have access to some prime real estate up there and considerable natural resources rights.

 

Imo, the change in the UK's bargaining power as an individual entity rather than as a part of the EU is more than offset by the fact that it can create more specifically beneficial (bespoke) trade agreements and the fact that its exports will now be much less expensive. The problem with the EU is that the one-size-fits-all element of its... well... everything results in a much less than than optimally-efficient allocation of resources. Just my 2 cents.

 

Forgive me naivety, I'm an American that has never worked in trading/FX. Can someone answer a few questions I have:

1) If the UK was a EU member, than why were they not on the Euro currency like all the other countries? 2) Did the UK have power over their own monetary and fiscal policies while they were in the EU? 3) On the surface, this doesn't seem to be all that bad for the UK, I assume this Brexit gives them more freedom.

After reading the comments above, I'm still not understanding exactly why this is such a bad thing for the UK.

 
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1) The EU was founded a long time ago as the ECSC. A single currency was introduced much later and countries didn't have to opt into it (UK and Sweden didn't) BUT it is a non-negotiable part of accession for all states joining later (NMS - new member states) for example in Croatia you can use the Kuna or the Euro and eventually it will be just Euro. The EU and monetary union are not synonymous.

2) Yes. Our own Central Bank, currency etc. but the ECB is influential. Even here the FED is still the true power in the waters.

3) It's fucking terrible. We had a very good (and one sided) deal in the EU. Access to single market but not a member of the currency; we were the only country with a rebate (negotiated by Thatcher), lions share of the CAP (after Thatcher); good circle of negotiating allies AND not even a part of schengen.

89% of economists thought remain was better (FT) as did the CB etc AND all 3 major political parties. To be in the single market you have to adopt the rules, now we will have all the rules and no say in how they are made as well as a tariff. Additionally, we'll have to sit at the negotiating table as a lone island rather than a block, thereby reducing our leverage as a purchaser / consumer.

 

Just a quick question- I get the impact and all on global markets and such but WHY did the UK even have a vote in the first place? What was the driving factor behind this? Why did they choose now and who was the person(s) who thought this would be a good thing to vote over?

 

The conservatives promised a referendum as part of their campaign in the general election - a large part of the population found this an attractive prospect and it played a part in helping the Conservative government win the election.

 

There has been a culture of blaming Brussels for everything for a while (convenient for national politicians). People don't like the loss of sovereignty that comes with un-elected officials (technocrats) making rules which effect individual nations and this, coupled with immigration worries (sound familiar), gave rise to 'eurosceptic' (anti-EU) parties. These parties have gained some traction in most EU countries - particularly the UK. They were splitting the vote of the right (republican) and eventually to try and diffuse the situation a referendum was offered by the Prime Minister (David Cameron, who resigned today). Here we are.

Allowing people to vote on technical and complex issues has been wrestled with since Plato's Republic.... unfortunately sometimes you have to appease the mob.

 

R/E earlier comments - no personal offence, but definitely heresy to some ;)

Interesting. Press has been reporting lawyers raking in fees for months off of 'strategic relocation advice' so it's waiting to see who acts first - if anyone was actually advised to leave at all. It would be a brave/stupid move for an IB to face the public criticism of being the first to abandon ship and flee to Frankfurt.

If you speak French their news coverage is meant to be pretty intense atm. Le Pen seizing her opportunity.

 

The voters were well informed of the economic risks associated with leaving the EU.

The decision to leave was driven by a desire to have more control over domestic affairs, namely immigration. The EU really mishandled the Syrian migrant crisis.

 

Nothing is going to actually happen, for those who are unaware this vote was a referendum to discuss the idea of leaving the EU. Do you think the government officials who stand to loose billions of dollars and thus votes are going to approve leaving the EU? Get the fuck out of here.

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Could the banks be serious about leaving/moving staff or are they calling the govt bluff and trying to negotiate a better deal for example get the govt to implement less regulations etc..?

 

(all through a US lens because that's what I care about)

predictions:

by 2020, Northern Ireland will be part of Ireland, Scotland will be an independent country, and the EU will otherwise be intact.

immediately, huge temporary declines, but I don't see this sending the US market into recession or a crash, we may do some buying today in fact. what will be interesting to see is how this affects earnings of US companies. for example, as the pound falls versus the dollar, what impact might that have on US companies' earnings from abroad? will we see another earnings recession because of currency? or, will the effects be muted?

for the UK, I'm uneducated but part of me thinks the biggest risk is GDP declines or an outright recession, I don't forsee a trade war. UK trades with EU who trades with UK, they both have leverage.

I heard rumblings on our morning call about QE in UK, lower rates, etc., as a form of attempted stimulus.

UPDATE: did some buying today, don't think this will be as huge as people think long term. but still, I'd hate to be a currency trader today.

 

The geopolitical implications are probably far more important here. China/Russia want the EU to die, it is better to negotiate economically/exert influence over individual (relatively small) economies all looking out for their self-interest than it is with a united front like the EU. If France or Italy show indications of leaving the EU is done and China/Russia are all the more powerful for it.

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I really hope the banks don't move to Dublin or Frankfurt - both of them are sad and depressing places to live.

Would be nice though to build a new financial center somewhere on the Spanish cost.

 

I buy into the argument that Brexit is big for UK, but will not yield significant effect worldwide due to 1) small size: UK GDP = 4% World GDP and 2) low contagiousness: we see not much leverage from/to UK and GBP nominated/ UK assets hold by foreign cos and govs. Look at two recent crisis roots: Lehman and Greece are not necessarily big, but they are so heavily leveraged that their downfall has significant impact on lenders.

 

As a UK school pupil (currently applying for university, starting in 2017), and who is looking into getting a front office IBD job (thus if I were to get a position it would be starting in 2020) what does this decision mean for my career prospects?

While I have heard that several investment banks threatened to cut jobs in the UK following a Brexit vote these claims are not being reiterated by banks today (sorry I have not included any links to news articles, I don't have enough points yet to post links).

If leaving the EU takes 2 years then by the time that I am applying for jobs the process should be complete, and so I am wondering if London will still remain the financial capital of Europe, and whether I would still be applying for jobs in London (I have heard that many jobs could be moving to Frankfurt or Dublin).

 

Good luck and congratulations on the Oxford offer, unfortunately I have only UK citizenship and no connections in the US so getting a job in New York straight out of undergrad is very unlikely. However as I am not going to be starting until around 2020 hopefully the situation will be more stable by then.

 

Those saying the EU will have much greater bargaining power than the UK when it comes to trade agreements. I don't think it will be that bad really.

The UK is the EU's 2nd largest power (behind Germany and practically on par with France). Without them the EU is a fair bit less influential.

When it comes to trading they are both important to eachother (especially Eastern Europe and Scandinavia loving the UK from my understanding, and the Mediterranean nations receiving millions of British tourists).

If, say, France and Germany wanted to be tough on the UK to deter other members from leaving, that might not please other nations within the EU who have a lot to lose by not trading with the UK and may in turn lead those nations consider leaving as well. Thus being tough could backfire.

Following that logic I reckon the EU might not be as tough as some may expect, without being overly generous.

Does that makes any sense?

Not terrifically well explained but my thumbs are aching.

 

@Virginia Tech 4ever" to be fair I did not say 100% of the leave camp is rooted in bigotry, also the leave camp does not gain majority until after 50 years old. Additionally, I would imagine a good amt of those remain votes in the 18-24 year olds were cast by 2nd generation immigrants, skewing the weight. In any case I find it hard to believe that the HS dropouts/non-college educated who voted leave are more informed/knowledgeable about the ramifications than the college educated who actually run the country.

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BobTheBaker:

@Virginia Tech 4ever to be fair I did not say 100% of the leave camp is rooted in bigotry, also the leave camp does not gain majority until after 50 years old. Additionally, I would imagine a good amt of those remain votes in the 18-24 year olds were cast by 2nd generation immigrants, skewing the weight. In any case I find it hard to believe that the HS dropouts/non-college educated who voted leave are more informed/knowledgeable about the ramifications than the college educated who actually run the country.

My father, a college educated CFO of a Fortune 500 insurance company, the author of one of the world's first accounting/computer textbooks, liked to refer to the college educated as "educated beyond commonsense." Their degrees mean NOTHING to me. The people with the least commonsense often have college degrees. People, like GMG (the poster) above, who don't believe immigration or national sovereignty are important issues. College students who score high on tests but who don't believe in freedom of speech.

BTW, it's fun watching my ignorant, Hollywood actor liberal friends on Facebook make uninformed and asinine proclamations on Facebook because, ya know, they spent a week in London one time. Is there anything more insufferable than a progressive liberal know-it-all?

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@Virginia Tech 4ever" that was a cool anecdote from your dad but dude what is your point though? HS dropouts know more about economics/politics than college graduates? Just stop man. You can't believe that and you will find it impossible to convince me of that. Many college graduates may be overly educated but that is better than lacking education. GMG is correct, he didn't say sovereignty was of no concern but he is more worried about tangible things like economic progress. Most economists believe this vote will hinder economic progress. Of course, the uneducated who got whipped up into a nationalist frenzy give no fucks about what some economist thinks so here we are. Russia stronger, China stronger, western Europe weaker geopolitically. Europe weaker economically. But people can now say "we took our country back from those bureaucrats and immigrants" so I guess that is a win.

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@Virginia Tech 4ever that was a cool anecdote from your dad but dude what is your point though? HS dropouts know more about economics/politics than college graduates? Just stop man. You can't believe that and you will find it impossible to convince me of that. Many college graduates may be overly educated but that is better than lacking education. GMG is correct, he didn't say sovereignty was of no concern but he is more worried about tangible things like economic progress. Most economists believe this vote will hinder economic progress. Of course, the uneducated who got whipped up into a nationalist frenzy give no fucks about what some economist thinks so here we are. Russia stronger, China stronger, western Europe weaker geopolitically. Europe weaker economically. But people can now say "we took our country back from those bureaucrats and immigrants" so I guess that is a win.

This might surprise you--MOST COLLEGE STUDENTS KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ECONOMICS OR FINANCIAL MARKETS! A college degree in engineering does NOT qualify you to condescend to a plumber on issues of regulation and national sovereignty. And hell, most economists know nothing about economics or financial markets. If they did they wouldn't be making $65,000/year at their teaching/research positions.

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What many fail to understand is the different priorities and drivers behind voting decisions of the REMAIN and LEAVE parties. -The REMAIN party focused all arguments on economic outcomes and the negative impact a Brexit would have on the economy. -The LEAVE party focused all arguments on NON-economic outcomes and factors such as immigration, legislative structure and other variables. A southern Britton witnessing the immediate impacts of illegal immigration problem everyday WILL NOT vote the same way as the Londoner working in private equity and in a penthouse in south ken.

The worse part of this all is the disgusting smear campaign against the LEAVE voters who have been tagged as racist, xenophobic and uneducated by the REMAIN party. Whether you like it or not, we are in a time of global change where large parts of the population have become fed up-From Trump to Le Pen and from Brexit to Front National and "Make America Great Again". These nationalist movements/uprisings work in cycles and are nothing new. We have begun a new chapter in modern history, but it is not one we have not read before.

 
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What many fail to understand is the different priorities and drivers behind voting decisions of the REMAIN and LEAVE parties.
-The REMAIN party focused all arguments on economic outcomes and the negative impact a Brexit would have on the economy.
-The LEAVE party focused all arguments on NON-economic outcomes and factors such as immigration, legislative structure and other variables.
A southern Britton witnessing the immediate impacts of illegal immigration problem everyday WILL NOT vote the same way as the Londoner working in private equity and in a penthouse in south ken.

The worse part of this all is the disgusting smear campaign against the LEAVE voters who have been tagged as racist, xenophobic and uneducated by the REMAIN party. Whether you like it or not, we are in a time of global change where large parts of the population have become fed up-From Trump to Le Pen and from Brexit to Front National and "Make America Great Again". These nationalist movements/uprisings work in cycles and are nothing new. We have begun a new chapter in modern history, but it is not one we have not read before.

Finally someone who understands. The both groups just dont understand eachother.

A person working on zero hour contract in a sweatshop like sport direct will have different mentality and priorities compared to a person who can get a mortgage and has a job whose hours comply with eu regulation.

 

@Virginia Tech 4ever" if there is an economic slowdown like most economists predict, the common man you refer to that rose up will be most adversely affected not these liberal elites you hate so much. Of course, again, the common man you refer to was not voting based on economic outcomes but on nationalistic principles, how many times has that led to positive change? In response your response: now we are supposed to listen to hs dropouts about the economy over actual economists b/c the economy is hard to understand? God man you really are flying off the handle on this thread.

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@Virginia Tech 4ever" you should know that downturns related to financial markets are the worst type of downturn, we learned this from '08. If you think that a detraction of London as a financial center will not contaminate the remainder of the economy then you're delusional.

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Didn't you just insult the collective intelligence of the non-college educated common man? Why on Earth would anyone believe that you fret for the common man's well being should the British economy go south? You and your ilk proved the point in this thread that you don't give a sh*t about common British (or American) people. The London elite are worried about their position as financial capital of the world. (Frankly, they shouldn't be because nothing is going to happen to London in the long-run.)

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This is the same tactic used by MSM prior to the vote, this time it's hoping people encourage parliament to intervene and overrule the proposal. Instead of threatening the worst economic disaster if the country voted leave, now they're saying all businesses will leave London and leave the UK crippled. Of course the libs eat it up.

Everyone knows that economists, especially professors, are overwhelmingly pro-socialism and in this case, globalist. The same people who are arguing with you also destroyed the Trump/Hillary thread by name-calling whenever a non-socialist started talking.

 

@Virginia Tech 4ever" Dude this vote potentially hurts the British economy, I generally want ppl to make decisions that will benefit the economy, because a better economy means increased prosperity for everyone. I am not particularly concerned whether the common man is smart or dumb, that is irrelevant. Additionally, as a black man and an immigrant I am well aware that education is inversely correlated with discrimination, forgive me if I am not encouraged by the nationalist frenzies sweeping Europe and America. gezora most economists are socialists? You cannot be serious. Most economists are libertarians bro.

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@Virginia Tech 4ever" your arguments have been awful in this thread and you have "stooped" to much name-calling (liberal pukes?). I will do you the honor of breaking down how terrible your arguments have been.

1.) college educated people should not receive the benefit of the doubt regarding their knowledge because they are overly educated, essentially implying that education does not assist in making better decisions in a democracy (fucking terrible argument). 2.) Old "wise" people made a great decision for sovereignty, ignoring that this was a nationalistic vote and old people are more likely to be nationalistic (read: anti-ppl. from other countries) 3.) "Liberal elites" are just upset they will lose their cushy IB job, ignoring the reality that financial downturns are the worst kind of downturn. 4.) young people are easily influenced by propaganda, ignoring the fact that nationalistic fear-mongering is what the leave campaign relied on to get their base ready to vote.

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@Virginia Tech 4ever your arguments have been awful in this thread and you have "stooped" to much name-calling (liberal pukes?). I will do you the honor of breaking down how terrible your arguments have been.

1.) college educated people should not receive the benefit of the doubt regarding their knowledge because they are overly educated, essentially implying that education does not assist in making better decisions in a democracy (fucking terrible argument).
2.) Old "wise" people made a great decision for sovereignty, ignoring that this was a nationalistic vote and old people are more likely to be nationalistic (read: anti-ppl. from other countries)
3.) "Liberal elites" are just upset they will lose their cushy IB job, ignoring the reality that financial downturns are the worst kind of downturn.
4.) young people are easily influenced by propaganda, ignoring the fact that nationalistic fear-mongering is what the leave campaign relied on to get their base ready to vote.

1) Why should college educated people receive the benefit of the doubt on their positions? That makes no logical sense. What special insight does an engineer have into the financial markets that a plumber doesn't have?

2) You don't even present a rational position to take apart. What the heck is wrong with "nationalism"?

3) That's exactly correct for the people in this thread. I haven't heard a damn thing from anyone about concern for the common man. They are concerned about their own jobs. If that's not apparent then you need to seriously take your head out of the sand.

4) The Leave campaign didn't have access to the British government propaganda machine or the BBC or major media propaganda machine. Amazing that you can't see the obvious slap you in the face.

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This cannot be serious.

1) You think some chav in the North of England understands the potential risks and uncertainties of Brexit as much as someone with a degree? People with higher educatkon are taught by and large to be able to assess information and evidence and come to a reasoned judgment. Just search Brexit vote and educational levels and you will see a very high correlation between the educated and voting to remain.

2) How is nationalism a rational ideology? Lets big up our arbitrarily drawn borders and purport to essentially support the state regardless of what the implications may be on other people. Your pseudo intellectual bullshit is fooling noone. If you think nationalism is a good idea I suggest you bother to read a history book and see where it has led and what other ancillary types of ideologies it has been associated with. The benefits of research and bringing other people in from all over the world has been immense. Look at the number of foreign researchers from literally every country in the world in the UK. Nationalism got you North Korea and fking Venezuela.

3) Wtf is a common man? Secondly you think putting the UKs growth at risk, taking us potentially out of the single market, our largest export market, will create opportunities? You give your argument of how Brexit creates job. People like you hide behind ambiguity, and have literally no arguments to support why Brexit is good for the common man as you put it.

5) What propaganda machine? The Daily Mail and The Sun, the most read newspapers in the UK openly came out in support of leave. Wtf ia your point?

 
Shaino:

How bout less bitching about class warfare and more insight into the impact on our industry? This reads like a comments section from usatoday for chrissakes.

NEWSFLASH: Nobody knows today what the implications are to the financial industry. Nobody. Not even the CEOs of the big banks know right now. We don't even know how long UK exit will take, what the terms will be, if other nations will schedule referendums, etc.

People here have done a WHOLE hell of a lot of talking about matters that they have no idea about.

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@Virginia Tech 4ever" 1.) again, this is a terrible argument. Educated people are more likely to get informed (thus making better decisions with their right to vote) regarding politics and topics outside of their immediate course of study, which is why they deserve the benefit of the doubt. Eric the Engineer may be an engineer and not an economist/political scientist but he is far more likely to read the economist/listen to NPR than Pete the Plumber. 2.) There is nothing inherently wrong with nationalism, but you must agree that when people become too nationalistic it can have devastating effects to minorities/immigrants in the form of outright discrimination. Additionally, you framed their vote as some sign of wisdom when it could very well be a function of their predisposition to be exclusionary/discriminatory. 3.) I am not really worried about the people on this thread, a financial downturn could cause them to lose their jobs but most likely they will bounce back. If a recession spills over to main street many of those who voted leave will not bounce back. Again, look at the '08 recession. 4.) while the leave campaign was not supported by mainstream politicians, there was plenty of anti-immigrant propaganda floating around. Additionally, I find it amazing that you claim that the more educated remain voters were influenced by said propaganda, ignoring the reality that the less educated are more susceptible to propaganda.

I forgot about one more terrible argument: economists do not know the economy so we should ignore the majority that say this will lead to an economic downturn for Britain... but I am supposed to believe some HS dropout is more informed about the economic repercussions of his/her leave vote than an economist.

Ugh, I am done here.

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What if the the well educated are making a decision that best benefits them rather than those at the bottom. Generally speaking a high percentage on immigrants lack education alike that of the lower class of Britain albeit to an even worse standard. The influx of cheap labour and low skilled workers threatens the job prospects of the unskilled British which could be a potential reason for there strong exit vote? It's unlikely that a Syrian refugee has the means to pay for tuition or the education level to compete for a job with the Engineer etc where as he can clean the toilets instead of James who only did his GCSE's.

 

I think your first argument does not hold as well as at first glance. It essentially boils down to saying that those people with the power to make a decision about the entire population, may make a decision that benefits some subset of society (themselves) over others. In this case, those with a degree will make decisions that benefit them.

1) Everyone is surely making the decision that benefits them (working class AND educated). Lets assume people actually know what benefits them (this is unlikely and I will address below), given the fact that the working class outnumber those with a degree, flipping your very argument on its head, why should the working class essentially dictate a decision through their superior numbers that will benefit them as opposed to rest of society?

2) If you think the answer is "there is more of them" then clearly that is flawed reasoning. There is no guarantee that people en masse will make a coherent, let alone rational decision. A lot of people didn't even know we were in the EU, yet these same people are voting without any understanding of the implications. Your argument implicitly assumes the working class know that which is best for them. But surely, since we entrust Drs on the basis of their qualifications, to make assessments about our health, it is reasonable to assume that someone with a degree or some sort of competency is better placed to make complex decision such as the economy.

Heres an excerpt:

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/i-really-regret-my-vote-now-the…

A far more reasonable and common sense approach is to draw a line somewhere. In this case what was suggested was a degree education. I would also suggest perhaps a competency test of some sort.

I agree that the reason for Exit vote is immigration problems for the working class. That much is obvious. But a Brexit is highly unlikely to solve those issues. A lot of immigrants also work in Finance (just go Canary Wharf). You think these folks don't make a contribution to society through the tax they pay?

In fact the chav lounging around most likely has their benefits paid by these Eastern European folks. They have by voting to leave most likely shot themselves in the foot.

 
BobTheBaker:

@Virginia Tech 4ever
1.) again, this is a terrible argument. Educated people are more likely to get informed (thus making better decisions with their right to vote) regarding politics and topics outside of their immediate course of study, which is why they deserve the benefit of the doubt. Eric the Engineer may be an engineer and not an economist/political scientist but he is far more likely to read the economist/listen to NPR than Pete the Plumber.
2.) There is nothing inherently wrong with nationalism, but you must agree that when people become too nationalistic it can have devastating effects to minorities/immigrants in the form of outright discrimination. Additionally, you framed their vote as some sign of wisdom when it could very well be a function of their predisposition to be exclusionary/discriminatory.
3.) I am not really worried about the people on this thread, a financial downturn could cause them to lose their jobs but most likely they will bounce back. If a recession spills over to main street many of those who voted leave will not bounce back. Again, look at the '08 recession.
4.) while the leave campaign was not supported by mainstream politicians, there was plenty of anti-immigrant propaganda floating around. Additionally, I find it amazing that you claim that the more educated remain voters were influenced by said propaganda, ignoring the reality that the less educated are more susceptible to propaganda.

I forgot about one more terrible argument: economists do not know the economy so we should ignore the majority that say this will lead to an economic downturn for Britain... but I am supposed to believe some HS dropout is more informed about the economic repercussions of his/her leave vote than an economist.

Ugh, I am done here.

It's pretty funny listening you talk about how the British are making a bad economic move when you don't understand the first fucking thing about economics.

1) College degree =/= Intelligent. Plenty of smart, wise and experienced people without a degree. Plenty of absolute fucking morons with one. Additionally, having a college degree lends itself to thinking one knows something about everything rather than just one small aspect of life. Just because you have a BA in Literature or something else doesn't mean you aren't a complete idiot (yourself being a great example).

2) You do realize that while being part of the EU has it's benefits, it also has serious negatives. It basically breaks down your borders and gives real control to an entity no one in the UK elected or voted for (Brussels).

3) Immigration - The UK has always been a welcome place for immigrants. This bullshit you are trying to spin about "uneducated racists" driving this issue is drivel. I would give it some credence if the UK wasn't already massively diverse. The real issue isn't with normal immigration, but the millions and millions of "refuges from Syria" aka everyone from North Africa, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, etc. Europe is seeing a rise in the right wing because deaf, dumb and blind ruling liberal elites do not realize that their socialistic, liberal playground doesn't function when you let in a tidal wave of people with drastically different opinions on what is socially acceptable.

The UK voted and they let Brussels know that they weren't going to be an unelected governing body's bitch any longer.

Markets are down because of fear selling. Month from now these "loses" will be largely erased. The UK will work this out and you will see more countries (Greece in particular) look to leave.

As for the youth in the UK voting to remain, you do realize that being part of the EU allows for free travel and work within the EU, correct? This is most likely the biggest thing young people want and they are butthurt about it. They don't care how the influx of low skilled eastern europeans hurt the common working man. They don't understand or care about national sovereignty or this unelected body in Brussels. They are myopic.

 

Actually you don't understand a fucking thing about economics, nor politics for that matter. Seems you also lack an education in history.

1) College degree =/= intelligent but neither does not having a degree=/= intelligent. The benefit of a degree is you are more likely to be able to understand digest information and come to a formative conclusion. Are you telling me a street sweeper with no degree will come to as reasoned a judgement as a guy with a degree? If you do I think you are fucking clueless. Theres a thing called minimal competence and a degree is a sign of that. Ofcourse you get a few duds but I would be willing to take my chances with someone who has atleast bothered to get educated that far.

2) What are the benefits from leaving? What do we gain? I can precisely tell you that we put at risk our access to the single market which comprises 55% of our exports, with no real discernible upside. You think EU will hand over willy nilly access to single market with no free movement of labour? You're having a laugh. Look at countries outside the EU and the concessions they have to make to get access. The UK was in a privileged position and now that has all gone tits up. We benefitted from having access to a single market and exporting there directly with minimal trade costs. Looking at how the EU wants Britain to gtfo, looks like the ball is in their court. You have absolutely no economic case for what your saying. If you do state it precisely.

3) Where are your facts backing up the millions of millions of refugees coming in to the UK? Did you pull that number out your arse? Total population growth was half a million:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/23/uk-population-grew-half-m…

Did you put money down that this issue will sort itself out? I think youre overconfident and have absolutely no understanding of the shit storm we have potentially put ourself under. The fact you think you can predict the future is absolutely a sign that a lot of Brexiteers had no fucking clue about the potential implications.

Name the god damn loss in sovereignty, and how now you have suddenly gained it. Youre ambiguous diatribe is fulling noone. Name the law and article which has taken away our "sovereignty". Did we not just have a referendum? Erm if we had a referendum by definition we have our sovereignty. Now we are out, we have absolutely no say in how Brussells wants to fuck us over.

 

Congrats guys you know how to insult each other.

My question is what do you guys think the implications would be for M&A bankers in the city? I am presuming a lot of traders will have to move depending on how this unfolds from now on but not entirely confident on what would happen to M&A guys.

 

Britain can suck my cock for this vote. Seriously guys, what the fuck happened here? I thought Brits were supposed to be smart (the accents at least make it appear that way). Congratulations on having an economy that might be as productive as Mississippi going forward, if you're lucky.

But, hey, at least you can rid of those Muslims and can flip the bird to France amirite?

 

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