Why a second wave may mean a double dip downturn

The UK economy could just be in the eye of the Covid storm. The spike in infections seen in the past two weeks is concerning economists as well as health experts. A record-breaking rebound in GDP expected in the third quarter could be a brief respite rather than the start to a roaring recovery, forecasters fear. A second wave of infections and restrictions threatens to send the recovery into reverse this autumn with experts warning the UK is again more vulnerable than most. “A second full