Fund managers have warned of short-term volatility following Italy's vote against constitutional reform in this weekend's referendum, which they say could "exert a baleful influence" on the country's struggling banking sector.
The euro fell to levels last seen in March 2015 last night as Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said he would resign after suffering a worse defeat than expected in the country's referendum on constitutional reform.
Outlook for the year ahead
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While the UK economy has recovered markedly since the financial crisis, UK GDP growth is set to slow. GDP growth was 2.2% in 2015, and is now forecast to slow to 1.8% in 2016 and 0.9% in 2017.