The recent slump in sterling should prompt a significant readjustment of the UK economy away from consumer spending towards exports, according to the EY ITEM Club winter forecast. But while economic growth will be better balanced it is also likely to be slower. The respected economic forecaster says that the impact of sterling in increasing…
In its first economic forecast since the EU referendum, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has downgraded its UK GDP growth forecast from 2.2% to 1.8% in 2016; from 2.3% to 1.0% in 2017 and from 2.4% to 1.8% in 2018. Weaker consumer spending and a large fall in investment were the main reasons for…