Article 3STMA UK faces risk from slump in China, warns Bank of England

UK faces risk from slump in China, warns Bank of England

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Graeme Wearden and Nick Fletcher
from Economics | The Guardian on (#3STMA)

Financial links to Hong Kong mean that Chinese slowdown could have serious UK impact

The Bank of England has warned that the health of China's economy poses a greater risk to the UK's financial stability than previously realised.

New analysis from the Bank has found that a sharp economic slowdown in China would have a serious impact on the UK. If China's credit boom blows up, Britain would suffer serious economic harm, it says, adding: "China's credit boom is now one of the largest and longest running ever recorded. Indeed, rapid credit expansions, such as China's, have typically preceded financial crises."

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