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A poll of City economists by Bloomberg suggests the UK economy will have contracted 0.1 per cent in April.
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Bloomberg, Ben Caswell, Donald Trump
What
A poll of City economists by Bloomberg suggests the UK economy will have contracted 0.1 per cent in April.
When
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:00:00 GMT · 2h 24m ago
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Why
The economic impacts of the Iran war are beginning to trickle through across the globe, with higher-frequency indicators suggesting the conflict in the Middle East will weigh heavily on economic activity from May onwards.
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The UK economy is on a "fragile footing" and is expected to contract in April, with further dampening effects anticipated from the Middle East conflict on global economic activity. This comes as inflation jumped to a three-year high in the US.
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