Barclays: Brexit Is ‘A Leap Into Uncertainty’

Global financial markets were taken by surprise by the U.K. vote to exit the Eurozone, and traders are now watching to see just how bad the fallout will be. Barclays analyst Marvin Barth believes the biggest threat to the global economy are continued move toward anti-globalization.

Barclays expects the sell-off in risk assets will me more than just a short-term event.

The firm is recommending traders buy U.S. Treasuries and go underweight on emerging market equities and commodities. Barclays is also recommending forex traders go long the U.S. dollar and the Japanese Yen versus all European currencies.

“The feedback-loop between financial market reaction and the real economy will play a crucial role in how forceful global implications will be,” Barth explains. “We expect…

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