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Bookies Help Bank of England Calculate Brexit Effect

Have central bankers been information gathering at their local betting shop?
Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
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Where has the Bank of England been looking to assess how much Britain's referendum on its European Union membership is hurting the pound?

The answer may be no further than a short stroll to the local bookies.

According to Deputy Governor Ben Broadbent, the central bank used betting odds — among other things — to help it figure out how much of sterling's slide was related to the June 23 referendum.