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Will the post-Brexit slump be as bad as the PMIs suggest?

The sharp deterioration in July’s Markit/CIPS PMIs have highlighted the danger of a deep recession in the wake of the referendum vote. While it would be unwise to dismiss this warning, there are some reasons to think that the implied scale of the contraction may not be borne out.

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