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Brexit did not just shake Britain—it sent financial shockwaves across Europe, research indicates

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The article reports on a study from the University of Surrey published in the International Journal of Finance & Economics regarding the impact of Brexit on European financial markets. The research indicates that Brexit-related political events increased volatility spillovers across the EU and weakened financial integration.

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“Brexit sent waves of financial volatility through European markets, reshaping how risk traveled between countries and exposing how tightly connected the continent's financial systems had become, according to new research from the University of Surrey published in the International Journal of Finance & Economics.”
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The specific claim about research from the University of Surrey published in the International Journal of Finance & Economics is found in one web search result ('Brexit did not just shake Britain...'), but other search results for the journal or university do not provide corroborating details for this specific study.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Journal of Nursing Studies (IJNS) is a monthly peer-reviewed nursing journal published by Elsevier. It publishes original research and scholarship about health-care delivery, organis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Journal_of_Nursi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It maintains three campuses in Greater Vancouver, respectively located in Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Fraser_University
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of Edinburgh (Scots: University o Edinburgh, Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as Edin. in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Edinburgh
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“Analyzing more than two decades of stock market data across the EU, Surrey researchers found that Brexit-related events significantly increased volatility spillovers between European markets.”
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The detail regarding the analysis of two decades of stock market data by Surrey researchers is explicitly mentioned in one web search result, but not corroborated by other independent sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Parliamentary votes on Brexit, sometimes referred to as "meaningful votes", were the parliamentary votes under the terms of Section 13 of the United Kingdom's European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, whi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_votes_on_Brexit
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Reform UK, often known simply as Reform, is a right-wing populist and far-right political party in the United Kingdom. It has eight members of Parliament in the House of Commons, two members of the Lo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_UK
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of Surrey is a public research university in Guildford, Surrey, England. The university received its royal charter in 1966, along with a number of other institutions following recommend…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Surrey
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“The analysis shows that large financial markets tend to transmit volatility to smaller ones.”
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The claim that large financial markets transmit volatility to smaller ones is supported by both the specific article regarding the Surrey study and a separate academic paper from SSRN ('Volatility Transmission Across Equity Markets').
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web search NEUTRAL — The analysis shows that large financial markets tend to transmit volatility to smaller ones. France emerged as the most persistent transmitter of volatility across the EU during the Brexit period, whi…
https://www.brightsurf.com/news/19N6NJ01/brexit-did-not-just…
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web search NEUTRAL — Previous research has proven that large financial markets can be prime determinants of volatility in smaller markets. This paper seeks to examine in a broader sense the linkages between developed and …
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2394469
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web search NEUTRAL — Markets News 3 Charts That Suggest Financial Markets Are Headed Higher.
https://www.investopedia.com/markets-news-4427704
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“France emerged as the most persistent transmitter of volatility across the EU during the Brexit period”
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The specific finding that France was the most persistent transmitter of volatility during the Brexit period is only mentioned in the single web search result describing the Surrey research.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brexit (; a portmanteau of "Britain" and "Exit") was the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU). Brexit took place at 23:00 GMT on 31 January 2020 (00:00 1 February 2020 CE…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The EU three, also known as the EU big three, EU triumvirate, EU trio or simply E3, refers to France, Germany, and Italy; the three major founding members of the European communities. These countries …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2016, the impact of Brexit on the European Union (EU) was expected to result in social and economic changes to the Union, but also longer term political and institutional shifts. The extent of thes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_of_Brexit_on_the_Europe…
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“the UK acted as a major transmitter during the early stages of negotiations.”
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The claim that the UK acted as a major transmitter during early negotiations is only found in the single web search result describing the Surrey research.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brexit (; a portmanteau of "Britain" and "Exit") was the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU). Brexit took place at 23:00 GMT on 31 January 2020 (00:00 1 February 2020 CE…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Between 2017 and 2019, representatives of the United Kingdom and the European Union negotiated the terms of Brexit, the UK's planned withdrawal from membership of the EU. These negotiations arose foll…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit_negotiations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Reform UK, often known simply as Reform, is a right-wing populist and far-right political party in the United Kingdom. It has eight members of Parliament in the House of Commons, two members of the Lo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_UK
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“Smaller markets, including Ireland, Portugal and Spain were among those most affected by the turbulence.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about Brexit and unrelated Investopedia links; no source confirms that Ireland, Portugal, and Spain were specifically identified as the most affected smaller markets in the Surrey study.
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web search NEUTRAL — Netherlands. Poland. Portugal.There were major variations in geographic support for each side. Scotland and Northern Ireland both returned majorities for remain, although these had a relatively small …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit
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web search NEUTRAL — What Was Brexit, and How Did It Impact the UK, EU, …
https://www.thebalancemoney.com/brexit-consequences-4062999
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web search NEUTRAL — investopedia is pretty much the best single source I can give you.
https://www.investopedia.com/financial-term-dictionary-47697…
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“the Surrey team examined daily market data from EU countries between 2000 and 2021.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — East Surrey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Claire Coutinho, a Conservative who formerly served as Secretary of State for Energy Security and N…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the w…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of Surrey is a public research university in Guildford, Surrey, England. The university received its royal charter in 1966, along with a number of other institutions following recommend…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Surrey
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“They combined advanced volatility modeling with a new "Brexit intensity" index that tracked around 500 political and economic events during the Brexit process.”
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The mention of a 'Brexit intensity' index tracking 500 events is found in one web search result ('BrightSurf Science News'), but not corroborated elsewhere.
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web search NEUTRAL — They combined advanced volatility modelling with a new “Brexit intensity” index that tracked around 500 political and economic events during the Brexit process.
https://www.brightsurf.com/news/19N6NJ01/brexit-did-not-just…
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web search NEUTRAL — "Lessons from Germany's hard coal mining phase-out: policies and transition...
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web search NEUTRAL — The University of Surrey is a leading university located within the county town of Guildford, Surrey in the South East of England, UK.Personalised postgraduate prospectus. Choose your subject of inter…
https://www.surrey.ac.uk/
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“The findings also show that Brexit weakened financial integration within Europe.”
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“Following the 2016 referendum, the level of volatility transmission between EU markets dropped sharply”
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“Marwan Izzeldin et al, Brexit and Its Impact on EU Financial Markets, International Journal of Finance & Economics (2026). DOI: 10.1002/ijfe.70149”
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