1) In the aftermath of the Brexit vote, gold prices increased 25% and the British pound depreciated 16.44% against the US dollar. 2) M&A activity involving UK companies has doubled compared to the previous year, with the second highest year-to-date total in 9 years. 3) Uncertainty in the UK, as measured by Thomson Reuters sentiment indices, peaked around the time of the Brexit vote and triggering of Article 50.

1. BREXIT: A YEAR ON FROM THE VOTE
Gold prices 25% in
the fortnight following
the Brexit vote
European carbon prices fell over
five consecutive days to a closing
price of 4.47 on 30 June
UK Equity funds
up 20% since
Brexit vote
M&A involving UK companies
totals $174.3 billion YTD
2017, double the value
recorded at this time last year
and the second highest year-
to-date total in 9 years
Closing price for
GBP/USD: 1.4878
Closing price for
GBP/USD: 1.2432
DAY OF
BREXIT VOTE
DAY OF
TRIGGERING
ARTICLE 50
16.44% DEPRECIATION OF
THE BRITISH POUND
UK domestic deals
are at their highest
level since 2009 and
UK outbound deals
are at a 3-year high
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2. 707 EU laws introduced since result of the EU referendum
The UK Renewable
Energy Strategy:
Ensuring 15% of the UK’s
energy comes from renewable
sources by 2020
The Working Time Directive:
Giving workers the right to a minimum number
of holidays each year and limiting the working
week to 48 hours
The Temporary Agency Workers Directive:
Seeking to give equal rights to agency employees
and permanent employees carrying out the same
job within a business
The Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR):
Implementing the Basel III agreement in the EU
and governing remuneration in financial services
The EU Climate & Energy
Change Package:
A range of measures adopted by
EU member states - with special
restrictions placed on the UK’s
power and manufacturing industries
NEWS SENTIMENT AND UNCERTAINTY POST-BREXIT
TRMI COUNTRY INDEX: UK UNCERTAINTY
Thomson Reuters MarketPsych (TRMI) Indices - a psychological analysis of news and social media
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BREXIT: A YEAR ON FROM THE VOTE
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23rd
JUNE
2016
The UK votes to leave
the EU; and with it the
Single Market
The European Parliament
votes in favour of the
Comprehensive Economic
& Trade Agreement (CETA)
between the EU and Canada
President Trump abandons
the Trans-Pacific
Partnership trade deal
between US and 11 other
Pacific Rim nations
US Trade Representative
(USTR) Robert Lighthizer
notified the US Congress of
the Trump administration’s
intent to renegotiate the
North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA)
23rd
JAN
2017
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2017
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2017
FREE TRADE POST-BREXIT