The more the pound is rattled by public opinion, the more attention it gets from the rest of the world. Brexit Watch: The pound, the polls, and the probability of Brexit, all in one place Sterling dropped to a three-week low versus the dollar after polls showed more Britons favored quitting the EU. That revived concern the June 23 referendum may throw global markets into turmoil and undermine confidence in the 28-nation trading bloc. Three surveys on Monday showed a lead for the ‘Leave’ campaign. While the U.K. currency pared its earlier declines, a gauge of anticipated swings against the dollar in the next month surged to the highest in more than seven years. “Today’s move was a function of reality sinking in for overseas investors — the referendum will be a close outcome,” said Viraj Patel, a foreign-exchange strategist at ING Groep NV in London. “We’re probably seeing […]