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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Holly Williams

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Uk and global growth forecasts cut amid warnings over trump s trade war - Caught on Camera

US President Donald Trump has sparked trade tensions (PA) - (PA Wire)

The UK’s economic forecast has been slashed amid downgrades for the wider global outlook as experts warned over a hit to world growth and rising inflation sparked by the mounting trade war.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) cut its predictions for UK growth to 1.4% in 2025 and 1.2% in 2026, down from 1.7% and 1.3% in its previous predictions.

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