OECD cuts UK growth forecasts as Reeves readies budget update
- The OECD has lowered the UK's economic growth forecast to 1.4 percent of GDP this year, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than previous estimates.
- Ms. Reeves stated that global factors, including trade uncertainty, are affecting the UK economy, but mentioned that it will remain the fastest-growing major economy in Europe.
- The OECD expects UK interest rates to decrease to around 3.75 percent by the middle of next year, down from today's 4.5 percent.
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UK economy takes major hit as growth forecast slashed after Trump’s trade war sparks global downturn
Britons have been warned of a ‘significant impact on living standards’ as Donald Trump’s escalating trade war puts the UK economy under pressure, driving up prices and threatening growth.Experts have slashed the UK’s economic forecast, warning that rising tariffs and global trade tensions could weaken consumer spending, fuel inflation, and slow down job creation.The downgrades come as Trump's new tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China …
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