2016 won’t be an easy year for the UK economy, given the renewed fiscal squeeze and probable EU referendum in particular. Nonetheless, we expect it to weather these clouds relatively well and anticipate GDP growth of about 2.2%, close to last year’s rate. But inflation should rise only gradually, allowing interest rates to end this year at just 0.75% and 2017 at 1.25%.
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