Economic prospects have been thrown into turmoil by the terrorist atrocities in the US. It should be stressed, however, that the UK economy was slowing sharply even before 11 September: • GDP rose at an annualised rate of only 1.8% in Q2, below its long-run trend rate of 2½-2¾% pa, with...

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