In the media | 13 Apr 2023

The Banker: Too early to declare victory on market turmoil

UK banking

Innes McFee, Managing Director for Macro & Investor Services from Oxford Economics, shares an op-ed to delve into why economic sentiment has been shaken by the recent bank funding turmoil, making the task of maintaining economic growth and bringing inflation down even harder.

Read the op-ed below:

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