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IMF Raises UK's 2025 Growth Forecast Amid Trade Tensions

5/27/2025

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The IMF has raised the UK's growth forecast for 2025 to 1.2%, a slight increase reflecting robust GDP performance amid external pressures. It urges Chancellor Rachel Reeves to fine-tune fiscal rules to prevent drastic cuts. Yet, looming trade tensions threaten to disrupt this progress, casting a shadow over the UK's economic stability.

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The IMF has raised the UK's growth forecast for 2025 to 1.2%, a slight increase reflecting robust GDP performance amid external pressures. It urges Chancellor Rachel Reeves to fine-tune fiscal rules to prevent drastic cuts. Yet, looming trade tensions threaten to disrupt this progress, casting a shadow over the UK's economic stability.