Whatever the letter, a full recovery will take time

Recent speculation over the likely shape of the recovery apparently underway in the UK and global economies has read like a tin of alphabet spaghetti – will it be U, V, or W-shaped? A look back at previous recessions does not provide a comprehensive answer. But it does underline the likelihood that, whatever the precise shape of the upturn, the economy will take some time to recover fully.

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