No Brexit panic yet as foreigners buy UK bonds at record pace

By Jamie McGeever and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's shock vote to leave the European Union has yet to scare off overseas investors, who are snapping up British government bonds at the fastest pace on record, figures on Wednesday showed. This suggests that foreigners have doubled down on gilts and are taking advantage of the slide in sterling since the June 23 Brexit vote to load up on assets that are now around 20 percent cheaper. The BoE figures show, however, that domestic investors