Britain in deepest downturn for centuries, scant chance of negative rates: Reuters poll

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Britain is enduring its deepest recession in centuries but the havoc wrought by the coronavirus pandemic will not be enough to push the Bank of England to adopt negative interest rates, a Reuters poll found.

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But the recovery will be stronger than previously thought and growth will soar to 11.9% next quarter assuming at least some lockdown measures are lifted. Further clouding the near-term outlook, Britain’s transition period after leaving the European Union is due to expire at the end of December. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Britain has said it will not ask for an extension.

“I do not think that either side is even thinking about services — they have enough trouble with the goods part,” said Peter Dixon at Commerzbank.To support the economy, the BoE has slashed its main interest rate to a record-low 0.10% and reinvigorated its quantitative easing programme, expanding its firepower to around 645 billion pounds in March. The poll said another 80 billion pound increase would be announced on June 18.

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Now tell us all which European country has not been financially effected so bad since WW11 ? When putting this crap out remember it’s been a global disaster caused by one country that everyone is scared to investigate 🤷🏻‍♂️

Not good.

Fucked by the Democrats in a completely different country. Poor bastards

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