George Soros wrong on Brexit and UK economy, says City economist

Socii(C)ti(C) Gi(C)ni(C)rale's Albert Edwards points to recovery after ERM exit as he dismisses pessimism over a devaluation of sterling

One of the City's leading economists has countered George Soros's prediction that a Brexit vote will lead to a damaging 20% fall in the value of the pound by saying that a depreciation would be good for the economy.

Albert Edwards, global strategist at Socii(C)ti(C) Gi(C)ni(C)rale, said in a research note to the bank's clients that a reduction in the value of the currency would be as beneficial as it was during the period after Black Wednesday in September 1992, when Soros's speculative attack on sterling drove the UK out of the exchange rate mechanism (ERM).

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