While the start of the new year has not been a particularly happy period, we think that concerns related to growth in China and subsequent market turmoil have been overdone.
This turmoil would appear to add to the challenges being faced by the UK economy this year. However, we believe it is well placed to weather the storm and some recent market movements will actually be beneficial. Accordingly, we expect GDP growth in 2016 will be similar to 2015.
Become a client to read more
This is premium content that requires an active Capital Economics subscription to view.
Already have an account?
You may already have access to this premium content as part of a paid subscription.
Sign in to read the content in full or get details of how you can access it
Register for free
Sign up for a free account to:
- Unlock additional content
- Register for Capital Economics events
- Receive email updates and economist-curated newsletters
- Request a free trial of our services