Europe

U.S. equity markets treaded water during Friday’s session, but a look under the hood showed just how concerned investors across the world are ahead of a key vote in Britain next week.

Investors are already feeling the heat of what will likely be a hot and volatile summer.

Investors are already feeling the heat of what will likely be a hot and volatile summer.

The global rush to safe-haven assets continued on Thursday as investors focused on next week’s looming referendum about whether the U.K. will maintain its membership in the European Union.

The global rush to safe-haven assets continued on Thursday as investors focused on next week’s looming referendum about whether the U.K. will maintain its membership in the European Union.

The global rush to safe-haven assets continued on Thursday as investors focused on next week’s looming referendum about whether the U.K. will maintain its membership in the European Union.

A vote in favor of leaving the European Union in the U.K.'s referendum on membership next week could adversely affect the global economy, the Bank of England said Thursday.

A vote in favor of leaving the European Union in the U.K.'s referendum on membership next week could adversely affect the global economy, the Bank of England said Thursday.

Former German minister of economics, KT zu Guttenberg, who served under Chancellor Angela Merkel, said if the outcome is for the U.K. to leave the EU, the implications would be “severe.”