A fundamental adjustment, not a pause for breath (Q1 2008)

The coming slowdown in the UK economy looks set to be a fundamental adjustment rather than a brief pause for breath such as that seen a couple of years ago. Growth will be weak in both 2008 and 2009 and interest rates could fall as low as 4%.

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