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Markets around the world start freaking out
cnn.com ^ | June 23, 2016 | CNN

Posted on 06/23/2016 8:22:28 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

With investors on razor's edge, markets around the world turned sharply negative as initial results from the British referendum on European Union membership showed a nail-bitingly close vote. The pound plunged to its lowest level since 1985 as results gave a narrow lead to the Leave campaign. Amid volatile trading, the British currency sank below $1.35 after earlier touching $1.50.

(Excerpt) Read more at money.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: brexit; brexitwins; brixit; collapse; europeanunion; globalmarkets; nato; shtf; stockmarket; teotwawki; unitedkingdom
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Some of the Asian markets are taking a bit of a dive (around 1% to 5%). China, not so much (about 1% down, give or take).


41 posted on 06/23/2016 8:49:18 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." --Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: Berlin_Freeper

If there’s anyone to blame it’s Angela Merkel.


42 posted on 06/23/2016 8:49:53 PM PDT by proudpapa (Trump 2016!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Hong Kong market indexes are whacked (down roughly 4-5%). PRC (China) markets not so bad.


43 posted on 06/23/2016 8:51:37 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." --Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: SVTCobra03

Oh wow. What a jump.


44 posted on 06/23/2016 8:55:39 PM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: qam1

Silver: $17.96 up 0.66 Gold: $1338.30 81.10
Physical Silver Premium (Bid/Ask): .9% / 3.1%


45 posted on 06/23/2016 8:56:05 PM PDT by exit82 (Road Runner sez:" Let's Make America Beeping Great Again! Beep! Beep!")
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Dow futures down -617 now. I haven’t seen that before. Wow.


46 posted on 06/23/2016 8:59:24 PM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

51.7% Out

48.3% In

331/382

Looks like a done deal.


47 posted on 06/23/2016 8:59:49 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." --Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Dow futures now -660. Accelerating. Hmmmm.....


48 posted on 06/23/2016 9:03:17 PM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

-682


49 posted on 06/23/2016 9:03:40 PM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

Futures is “a game”. Lotsa money to be made.


50 posted on 06/23/2016 9:03:51 PM PDT by Sacajaweau (YS.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

So what, this is a buyin moment, and these cryin whiney pissants know it


51 posted on 06/23/2016 9:05:03 PM PDT by advertising guy ( TRUMP , BUT VERIFY)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

The Globalists are using their “Poison Pill”.


52 posted on 06/23/2016 9:05:51 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Just took a bet that International Stock markets will be down tomorrow, so I’m buying. I needed a good buying opportunity.

I think BREXIT is long term bullish.


53 posted on 06/23/2016 9:06:49 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (This posting is a microaggression.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

‘tis much ado about nothing...

Nothing has changed.

Even if Parliament honors the referendum it will take a long, long time for the actual separation of Britain and the E.U. to occur.


54 posted on 06/23/2016 9:08:34 PM PDT by Iron Munro (If liberals were in charge of the oceans, in 5 years the water would be gone.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

Nikkei down 1145 points, over 7%.

rut-roh.


55 posted on 06/23/2016 9:09:01 PM PDT by exit82 (Road Runner sez:" Let's Make America Beeping Great Again! Beep! Beep!")
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Dow future: 679 points down at one point a few minutes ago and very volatile.


56 posted on 06/23/2016 9:09:48 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." --Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: Iron Munro

“Even if Parliament honors the referendum —————”

You mean they have the ability to ignore this?

.


57 posted on 06/23/2016 9:10:07 PM PDT by Mears (Afrocentrism is "the invention of tradition"-----Hobsbawm)
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To: Iron Munro

Bullshit, this was not a monitary election, this was English history tellin Shari Law to go to hell


58 posted on 06/23/2016 9:10:24 PM PDT by advertising guy ( TRUMP , BUT VERIFY)
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To: exit82

That’s a big drop. Wonder why the big boys are all reacting like this? Is it because they almost had us enslaved...and then lost control?


59 posted on 06/23/2016 9:10:51 PM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: exit82

Nikkei
14,980.01 JPY
Last | 06/24/2016
-1258.34 (-7.75%)
Change


60 posted on 06/23/2016 9:10:53 PM PDT by exit82 (Road Runner sez:" Let's Make America Beeping Great Again! Beep! Beep!")
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