World stocks in freefall as UK bids adieu to EUWorld stocks headed for one the biggest slumps on record on Friday as a decision by Britain to leave the European Union triggered 8 per cent falls for Europe's biggest bourses and a record plunge for sterling. Such a body blow More… |
Bank of England confirms EU exit researchThe Bank of England plans to assess the implications of a possible British exit from the European Union, it said in a statement, confirming an email it inadvertently sent to a newspaper about the supposedly confidential research project. More… |