Economics

U.K. Economic Headaches Pile Up From Inflation to Energy Crisis

  • Gas crisis, Brexit, the pandemic and furlough weigh on growth
  • Inflation surge adds to pressure on BOE to remove stimulus

Outside the Bank of England (BOE) in the City of London.

Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg
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Britain’s economic difficulties are multiplying, threatening to erase the euphoria that accompanied the end of coronavirus lockdowns and leave policy makers with a delicate balancing act.