{"id":72925,"date":"2022-01-26T13:26:22","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T13:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/secondchargemortgageuk.com\/?p=72925"},"modified":"2022-01-26T13:26:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T13:26:23","slug":"inflation-and-supply-chain-crisis-to-throttle-uk-economy-imf-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secondchargemortgageuk.com\/inflation-and-supply-chain-crisis-to-throttle-uk-economy-imf-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"Inflation and supply chain crisis to throttle UK economy, IMF warns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The global supply crunch and roaring inflation will choke UK growth this year, the world\u2019s economic watchdog warned today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A combination of the supply chain crisis rumbling on and the cost of living corroding Brits\u2019 incomes has prompted the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to downgrade their forecasts for UK economic growth this year to 4.7 per cent from five per cent previously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weaker confidence in Britain\u2019s prospects underlines the severity of the inflation spike sweeping across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bank of England needs to urgently tighten monetary policy in order to get on top of the soaring cost of living in the UK, the IMF said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In developed economies \u201cwhere high inflation runs the risk of becoming entrenched\u2026 extraordinary monetary policy support should be withdrawn,\u201d Gita Gopinath, first deputy managing director at the IMF, warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>   <em>To find out more about how we can assist you with your <strong>Second Charge Mortgage<\/strong> please <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/secondchargemortgageuk.com\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a><\/em>   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inflation is running at its highest level in nearly 30 years, hitting 5.4 per cent last month, according to the Office for National Statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former members of the Bank\u2019s rate setting committee have criticised Threadneedle Street\u2019s inertia as contributing to the cost of living taking off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sir Charlie Bean yesterday said the Bank missed an opportunity to combat price rises at the back end of 2021, meaning it will have to launch a cycle of rapid rate hikes to tamp down on inflation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some economists expect the Bank to lift interest rates four times this year, taking them to 1.25 per cent by the end of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jerome Powell, Chair of the US Federal Reserve, is also widely expected to tell markets to get ready for a rapid tightening of monetary policy this year at the central bank\u2019s meeting of policymakers tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fears that a corrosion in Brits\u2019 living standards caused by soaring inflation will trigger a pull back in consumer spending has ignited a flurry of top City economists to become more downbeat on the UK\u2019s recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Capital Economics, a consultancy, also today dropped their forecasts for UK growth this year to four per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UK economy is heavily reliant on people spending at services businesses, such as pubs and restaurants, to generate growth, indicating a dip in purchases would whack output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The IMF downgraded projections for US economic growth this year to four per cent from 5.2 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EU countries are also expected to grow at a slower pace than first forecast, as is the global economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By JACK BARNETT<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityam.com\/inflation-and-supply-chain-crisis-to-throttle-uk-economy-imf-warns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">City AM<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>   <em>Discover our <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/secondchargemortgageuk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Second Charge Mortgage Broker<\/strong><\/a> services.<\/em>   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The global supply crunch and roaring inflation will choke UK growth this year, the world\u2019s economic watchdog warned today. 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