Britain and the euro zone will avoid a recession but face slower economic growth as a result of the decision by British voters to leave the European Union, ratings agency Standard & Poor’s said on Wednesday.
“In short, the sky hasn’t fallen on either side of the Channel, contrary to concerns that the U.K. would soon fall into recession, precipitating a marked slowdown in the rest of the European Monetary Union,” Jean-Michel Six, S&P Global Ratings’ chief economist for Europe, said in a statement.
The Bank of England’s decision to expand its bond-buying programme had calmed the British gilt market and S&P expected the country’s housing market would have only a “soft landing” because of low interest rates.
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