Bloomberg (gated) with the info from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC):

  • says the UK is already in the midst of a recession
  • BCC expects the UK economy to contract for 2 more quarterly periods following the contraction in Q2
  • sees inflation to reach 14% later this year

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Can't say this is a surprise. The UK has been slammed very, very hard by the energy crisis.

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Cable update:

gbpusd 02 September 2022