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With polls showing the referendum too close to call, the pound has fallen this week to a 10-month low in foreign-exchange markets.
Voters enter a polling station to place their votes during the referendum on Scottish independence in Pitlochry, Scotland September 18, 2014. Voters enter a polling station to place their votes ...
The proposal by Scottish nationalists to retain the pound should they win independence would be the only practical option for the new country, currency traders say, even as the plan is rejected by ...
Scots are overwhelmingly in favour of keeping the pound in the event of independence, with Labour voters the most keen to remain in a sterling zone, research has found. According to a YouGov poll ...
LONDON – Escalating the fight against secession, the British government warned Thursday that Scotland would lose the right to continue using the pound as its currency if voters there say yes to ...
The British pound plummeted to a near nine-month low against the dollar, while Scotland-focused stocks also fell, whacked by a weekend opinion poll that put supporters of Scottish independence in ...
Narrowing polls ahead of a closely watched referendum on Scottish independence are increasing the pressure on the pound and lifting the cost of hedging against currency volatility that could ...