Economics
U.K. Economy Could Shrink 10% in First Half, Says Bloomberg Economics
- Contraction could deepen to 14% under more severe scenario
- Government set to borrow an extra 95 billion pounds, BE says
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The U.K. economy will contract at least 10% in the first half of the year as the fallout from the coronavirus hammers output, according to Bloomberg Economics’ estimates.