Noticed a bid to cover ratio at a Gilt auction was a bit low? Put it down to uncertainty over the likely result of the UK’s upcoming referendum on European Union membership deterring foreign investors, despite the overwhelming majority of Gilt buyers being UK based!
(Note: when bid to cover ratios at Gilt auctions are higher than normal, please use our sister product Brexit Fears Subside Salve™).
Wondering why discussions on debt relief for Greece are more constructive than they’ve ever been? Simply Blame it on Brexit™ by attributing the conciliatory stance of Greece’s creditors to their supposed fears that European disharmony would boost the Brexit vote!
Want to offer some insight on what the US Federal Reserve might do with rates over the next few months but don’t have anything to say? That’s right — Blame it on Brexit™ and let that EU referendum be reason enough to conclude that the next US rate hike won’t be until the autumn!
Tired of typing “The UK referendum on EU membership on June 23”? Swap it for “Brexit on June 23”, even though that pre-empts the result and doesn’t even make sense!
Blame it on Brexit™ can also be used for many reasonable arguments — such as weak UK GDP growth and a lack of spending by UK corporations — but to get the best time-saving results, apply vigorously to any topic with even the most tenuous of links to the UK’s EU membership.
And remember — there are just 45 Blame it on Brexit™ days left until polling!
WARNING: BLAME IT ON BREXIT SOLUTION™ MAY CAUSE DROWSINESS, REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY, NAUSEA AND/OR WORLD WAR III.