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Treasury’s Brexit recession warning seems overdone

We think the Treasury (HMT) report, published today, suggesting that the UK will go into recession if it leaves the EU goes a bit far. Existing trading relationships will remain in place over the two year negotiating period and a fall in sterling, as well as monetary and fiscal policy responses could provide a partial offset to the hit to growth resulting from the uncertainty and market impacts of a Brexit.

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