LONDON: Behind the noise of the referendum battle, five out of the seven most recent opinion polls showed the campaign to keep Britain in the European Union was in the lead, betting odds indicated a much higher chance of a vote to remain, and sterling rose.
Boris Johnson began the week by saying the European Union was following the path of Adolf Hitler and Napoleon by trying to create a doomed European super state.
Michael Heseltine said he feared Johnson’s “judgment is going” while European Council President Donald Tusk said such a comparison was absurd. Johnson dismissed the criticism as “synthetic outrage.”
While the “In” campaign may have been cheered by the poll numbers and betting odds, turnout could decide the referendum, according to Vote Leave boss Matthew Elliott.
The “In” campaign should be worried by a poll which showed 63 percent of students could not even name the date of the vote while 54 percent were not even aware it was being held in June.
Sterling’s trade-weighted index rose to its highest since Feb. 5 on Thursday and was on track for its best week in 10 months. A robust retail sales report for April along with growing expectations that Britons will vote to stay in the EU have made sterling the best performing G10 currency this week.
Implied probability of an “In” vote rose 9 percentage points to 79 percent from around 70 percent last week, according to Betfair.
William Hill cut its odds of Britons voting to remain to 1/5, the lowest level to date and indicating an implied probability of 83 percent, a spokesman said.
• ICM telephone poll: In on 47 percent, Out on 39 percent, 14 percent undecided.
• ICM online poll: Out on 47 percent, In on 43 percent and 10 percent undecided.
• ORB telephone poll: In on 55 percent, Out on 40 percent, 5 percent undecided.
• TNS online poll: Out on 41 percent, In on 38 percent, 21 percent undecided.
• YouGov online poll: In on 44 percent, Out on 40 percent, 12 percent undecided.
• Ipsos MORI telephone poll: In on 55 percent, Out on 37 percent, 8 percent undecided.
• Comres poll: In on 52 percent, out on 41 percent, 7 percent undecided.
Boris Johnson began the week by saying the European Union was following the path of Adolf Hitler and Napoleon by trying to create a doomed European super state.
Michael Heseltine said he feared Johnson’s “judgment is going” while European Council President Donald Tusk said such a comparison was absurd. Johnson dismissed the criticism as “synthetic outrage.”
While the “In” campaign may have been cheered by the poll numbers and betting odds, turnout could decide the referendum, according to Vote Leave boss Matthew Elliott.
The “In” campaign should be worried by a poll which showed 63 percent of students could not even name the date of the vote while 54 percent were not even aware it was being held in June.
Sterling’s trade-weighted index rose to its highest since Feb. 5 on Thursday and was on track for its best week in 10 months. A robust retail sales report for April along with growing expectations that Britons will vote to stay in the EU have made sterling the best performing G10 currency this week.
Implied probability of an “In” vote rose 9 percentage points to 79 percent from around 70 percent last week, according to Betfair.
William Hill cut its odds of Britons voting to remain to 1/5, the lowest level to date and indicating an implied probability of 83 percent, a spokesman said.
• ICM telephone poll: In on 47 percent, Out on 39 percent, 14 percent undecided.
• ICM online poll: Out on 47 percent, In on 43 percent and 10 percent undecided.
• ORB telephone poll: In on 55 percent, Out on 40 percent, 5 percent undecided.
• TNS online poll: Out on 41 percent, In on 38 percent, 21 percent undecided.
• YouGov online poll: In on 44 percent, Out on 40 percent, 12 percent undecided.
• Ipsos MORI telephone poll: In on 55 percent, Out on 37 percent, 8 percent undecided.
• Comres poll: In on 52 percent, out on 41 percent, 7 percent undecided.
