Central banks offer reassurance as UK votes to leave EU

Mark Carney stresses UK authorities are “well prepared” for the outcome

Brexit

Central banks have moved to reassure markets in the wake of the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union today (June 24).

The final results show 51.9% of voters opted to leave the EU, prompting UK prime minister David Cameron to announce his resignation this morning. He said a new PM would be in place by October.

Bank of England (BoE) governor Mark Carney said the UK was "well prepared" for the outcome. He stressed the Bank and UK Treasury had "engaged in extensive contingency planning"

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