Bloomberg Demand surged for bitcoin as a safe haven from the British pound, which plummeted after the UK voted to leave the European Union. The pound fell to its lowest in more than 30 years, driving demand for assets such as US Treasuries and gold. Stocks and bonds also fell, amid concerns that the UK’s exit from the European ...

  Bloomberg Marc Lasry, chairman and chief executive officer of hedge fund firm Avenue Capital Group, told Fox Business Network that the Federal Reserve is likely to hold interest rates steady after British voters’ decision to leave the European Union. “I don’t think the Fed’s going to raise rates right now,” Lasry told the business-news channel, according to excerpts from ...

  AP A new Chinese-led development bank has approved its first loans and expects to suffer no impact from Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, the bank’s president said Saturday at its first annual meeting. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, launched in January with 57 member governments, already has received expressions of interest from possible additional members, said Jin ...