'Brexit' Aftershocks Rattle Markets Around The World

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June 27, 2016

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) following news that the United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union on June 24, 2016 in New York City. The Dow Jones industrial average quickly fell nearly 500 points on the news with markets around the globe plunging. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

The United Kingdom's Thursday vote to leave the European Union briefly sent the British pound plummeting to a 31-year low, but the economic impacts of "Brexit" rippled far beyond Great Britain.

As the U.K. and E.U. begin to negotiate the terms of their divorce, international financial markets are also trying to make sense of the unprecedented move. For a look at the economic fallout of "Brexit," Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with CBS News' Jill Schlesinger.

Read Jill Schlesinger's blog post, "What Does Brexit Mean For MY Money?"

Guest

Jill Schlesinger, business analyst with CBS News and host of Jill on Money. She tweets @JillOnMoney.

This segment aired on June 27, 2016.