The pound slumped as much as 1.1 percent after weekend polls showed Britons favor exiting the European Union, spooking some investors who have been betting the U.K. would vote to stay. Sterling weakened against all its 16 major peers after two surveys showed more voters were willing to vote to leave the EU than those ready to stay. The U.S. dollar rebounded and the Australian and New Zealand currencies retreated. The Bank of England has said uncertainty surrounding the referendum vote is damping U.K. growth, while international institutions including the International Monetary Fund and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development are warning of dire fallout if Britain votes to quit the EU. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans said the referendum is undermining confidence in the outlook at a time when the international economy is already losing momentum. “If there’s any one currency investors may want […]