Brexit’s 2nd anniversary: market milestones since the EU split
31st January 2022 12:29
by Lee Wild from interactive investor
We chart the major market events that have occurred since and had a significant impact on the UK's more domestically focused FTSE 250 index.
It's been two years since the UK finally broke away from the European Union. A lot has happened, and not just higher prices for goods, lorry traffic jams and a colossal administrative upheaval.
There’s been a pandemic, a migrant crisis, the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the violent downfall of a US president.
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Many financial markets have experienced a boom since Brexit on 31 January 2020, but it’s been far from plain sailing.
We chart the major market events that have occurred since and had a significant impact on the UK's more domestically focused FTSE 250 index.
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