In the five years that The Times has been running its annual economics survey, the fog of uncertainty blurring the outlook has never been thicker. Brexit lingers over every forecast from the 52 City, think tank, independent and academic economists who responded this year. Will the UK crash out of the European Union on March 29 or escape with a “managed no deal”? Will there be a second referendum, an extension of Article 50 or an exit on Norway terms? For the most part, the economists based their growth, inflation, wages, interest rate, house price and foreign exchange predictions on a version of the withdrawal agreement.

Source: The Times December 29, 2018 00:02 UTC