Sterling suffers historic crash as Brits back Brexit June 24, 2016 The pound has been haemorrhaging against the dollar as panic engulfs financial markets in reaction to the UK voting to leave the European Union. Sterling has racked up its worst daily fall on records that date back to 1971 — even uglier the collapse of Lehman Brothers and Black Wednesday. At one stage, the pound fell as low as $1.3224, a fall of more [...]
Gold “on fire” as UK shocks markets with Leave vote June 24, 2016 Spooked investors have continued to pile into gold as financial markets around the world enter meltdown following the UK's vote to leave the European Union. Gold swelled over six per cent to $1,313.60 at the London close, after climbing as high as $1,355.6 earlier today. Market uncertainty was increased after Prime Minister David Cameron resigned in the aftermath [...]
The oil price has sunk as the Brexit vote casts uncertainty over financial stability and the future of the European Union June 24, 2016 Oil prices have followed financial markets lower today as the market comes to terms with the increased uncertainty caused by the UK's unexpected vote to leave the European Union. Oil fell sharply as the result of the referendum came in before recovering some ground. A the London market close international benchmark Brent crude was down $2.18 at $48.73 [...]
At the close: Er, what? FTSE 100 rallies after sharp morning losses and despite banking bloodbath June 24, 2016 The FTSE 100 has staged a recovery almost as remarkable – and less expected – as its dramatic plunge at the start of the day. The blue-chip index proved remarkably resilient to the shock vote for the UK to leave the European Union and ended the day at 6,162.97 points, down 2.76 per cent or 175 points. After tumbling more [...]
What Brexit means for the UK’s IPO market June 24, 2016 Activity on London’s flotation market is expected to “largely cease” in the next year following the Brexit vote, according to an initial public offering (IPO) expert. The IPO market in the UK and beyond has already slowed so far this year in the run-up to yesterday’s EU referendum. And accountancy firms PwC and EY both [...]
Securities and Exchange Commission to keep an eye on the markets after Brexit vote June 24, 2016 The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said it will be paying close attention to the equity markets following yesterday's Brexit vote, which was announced this morning. A statement by SEC chair Mary Jo White read: The US equity markets opened normally for trading this morning. We are continuing to closely monitor the markets and have been [...]
Thomas Cook suspends online currency sales after unprecedented demand overnight June 24, 2016 A surge in demand has forced travel firm Thomas Cook to suspend its online currency sales to avoid running out of cash. A vote for the UK to leave the European Union led to a sharp fall in the value of the pound, which had been rallying all week as markets bet the UK would vote to [...]
EU referendum: FTSE 100 in partial recovery as billions wiped off bank shares June 24, 2016 More than £100bn was wiped off the FTSE 100 this morning as the bluechip index suffered a near record fall following the UK's decision to leave the European Union. The index dropped eight per cent in the first minutes of trading as stock markets looked on course for their worst day since the financial crisis. After 90 minutes of [...]
EU referendum: Bank of England to take “all necessary steps” in wake of Brexit vote June 24, 2016 The Bank of England will take "all necessary steps" to protect the financial markets in the wake of the vote to leave the European Union, it confirmed this morning, in its first intervention since the result of the referendum became clear. In a statement issued at 7am this morning, Threadneedle Street said: The Bank of England [...]
EU referendum results: FTSE futures plummet as Leave vote looks likely June 24, 2016 The FTSE 100 was set to fall by a near-record amount at the open with futures indicating an 8.2 per cent plunge – more than 500 points – in the first minutes of trading, after the UK voted to leave the EU. Last night the index closed at 6,338.1 points, up 1.23 per cent as [...]