Brexit uncertainty pushes UK to brink of recession
by Phillip Inman from on (#4R9TE)
No-deal threat has taken toll on business and consumer confidence, Guardian analysis shows
Brexit uncertainty has pushed the UK economy to the brink of a recession, according to a Guardian analysis of economic news over the past month.
The odds were evenly balanced that the economy would slide into two consecutive quarters of contraction - the definition of a recession - as the threat of a no-deal Brexit took its toll on business and consumer confidence.
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