BoE: Coronavirus eclipsed Brexit as source of concern about economic health of UK
|The coronavirus outbreak has eclipsed Brexit as a source of concern about the economic health of the UK, the Bank of England's (BoE) citizens' panel showed.
"The citizen panel expects COVID-19 to have a large and lasting impact on the economy and society more broadly," the BoE added. "The citizen panel expects changes in consumer behaviour to continue for a period beyond the lockdown."
Market reaction
Market participants largely ignored this headline. The UK's FTSE 100 100 was last seen losing 3.3% on the day at 5,710.
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