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Deutsche Bank says UK double-dip recession ‘inevitable’ on Brexit, lockdown woes

The bank said it expected a 1.4% quarter-on-quarter fall in GDP in the first quarter of 2021, leading to the first double-dip recession for the UK since the 1970s

Analysts at Deutsche Bank have said that the UK looks destined for a double-dip recession after Prime Minister Boris Johnson plunged the country into lockdown.

The tough new lockdown in combination with trade disruption from Brexit means “a double-dip recession now looks inevitable,” said the 5 January client note from Deutsche Bank economist Sanjay Raja.

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