The OECD now expects the UK economy to grow by 1.3% in 2025 and just 1% in 2026, revised down from their March predictions of 1.4% in 2025 and 1.2% in 2026. Falling growth forecasts come after the ...

Summary UK GDP +0.7% in Q1 vs Reuters poll +0.6% Economy grew by 0.2% in March vs poll 0.0% Reeves says UK outgrew peers in early 2025 Employer tax and trade tariffs pose tests for rest of year ...

The UK economy grew 0.7% in the first quarter, topping expectations, but growth is expected to slow to 0.1% this quarter and 0.2% in the third quarter, followed by a 0.3% rise in the final three ...

Global economic growth forecasts have also been slashed to 2.9 per cent for both 2025 and 2026, down from previous expectations of 3.1 per cent for 2025 and three per cent for 2026.

The GBP/USD weekly forecast indicates weaker growth in the UK, which has pushed up BoE rate cut expectations. The GBP/USD pair had a bearish week as the dollar gained with US Treasury yields.