-- 由於中東衝突導致能源價格飆升，國際貨幣基金組織（IMF）下調了對英國2026年和2027年經濟成長的預期。 IMF在周二發布的最新《世界經濟展望》中表示，預計英國經濟在2026年將成長0.8%，低於1月預測的1.3%。 對於2027年，英國國內生產毛額（GDP）成長預期從先前的1.5%下調至1.3%。 同時，預計英國2026年的通貨膨脹率為3.2%，隨後在2027年回落至2.4%。 IMF先前曾預測，英國的通膨率將在2026年底達到英格蘭銀行設定的2%的目標。
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