4 Jul 2016 S&P: UK will barely escape a full-fledged recession The US ratings agency, Standard & Poor’s (S&P), revised its UK economic outlook in the wake of Brexit, noting that: Brexit will cause a drag on UK economy of 1.2% in 2017 and 1.0% in 2018 Eurozone GDP to be hit by 0.8% over 2017 & 2018