Over the coming months, the economy will have to absorb both a renewed fiscal tightening and the first rise in interest rates since 2007. But the public sector cuts will now be phased in more gradually, while interest rates will rise at a slow pace. And otherwise, the economy looks quite healthy. So we think that it will be strong enough to take these changes broadly in its stride.
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