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French Election More Important Than U.K. Election, Konstam Says

Bloomberg Surveillance

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3.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2017

⏱️ 46 minutes

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French Election More Important Than U.K. Election, Konstam Says

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With this Dominic Constam, I know David's got a series of questions for you but Dominic let me talk about

1:25.5

Sterling at 126 does this prime minister may want a weak Sterling or a strong

1:32.4

Sterling or she oblivious to it?

1:35.0

Well I think the sort of immediate issue is to have a good trade deal with Europe. That's the biggest concern. And obviously there's been a lot of

1:45.2

concern in the financial sector in terms of banks moving some kind of operations potentially out of the UK on a bad deal with Europe.

1:57.7

And I think the way to think about the currency is that if you think there's a better

2:00.6

chance you'll get a good deal, Sterling doesn't need to be so weak.

2:04.6

The calls that we have a house as a house had and have had

2:08.9

are very weak.

2:09.6

Sterling reflects a concern that the UK would struggle to get a decent deal perhaps and on that

2:15.2

basis would go for a weaker currency.

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