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Don't be fooled by the FTSE 100 – the future isn't bright

COMMENT: With years of UK and European uncertainty ahead, Brexit creates a wound that even central banks will struggle to heal

Don't be fooled by the FTSE 100 – the future isn't bright
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Don’t be fooled by the Footsie. The UK’s FTSE 100 index is back above last Thursday’s close, just before Britons voted to leave the European Union, and those in favor of Brexit are crowing that everything’s fine.

It isn't.

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