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Fed tests indicate US banks to withstand EU vote triggered slump

  Bloomberg Global stocks are plunging. The pound is crashing. Economists and policymakers are predicting a recession in the UK and beyond after Britain’s historic vote to leave the European Union. If the fallout from Brexit gets worse, will the biggest US banks be able to weather the shock? The Federal Reserve has provided reason for optimism that they will. ...

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UK vote prompts African assets to sinks

  Bloomberg Currencies, stocks and bonds plunged across Africa after the UK’s vote to leave the European Union triggered a slump in oil and other commodities and sent investors scurrying for safe assets. South Africa’s benchmark share index fell the most since May 2010 to a third weekly decline, led by stocks with listings in London and by diversified mining ...

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Fed to play long game dealing with Brexit

  Bloomberg Britain’s vote to leave the European Union will almost certainly have repercussions for the Federal Reserve — and those could play out over days or months. The severity of the fallout will become clear over three time horizons. The Fed said it’s ready to act with its global central bank partners to shore up liquidity in markets, if ...

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