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Budget: OBR ups UK economic growth forecasts for 2017, cuts 2018
UK economic growth this year is forecast to be faster than was predicted in the autumn, Chancellor Philip Hammond said in his Spring Budget on Wednesday.
US private sector job growth jumps to 298,000 in February, banks leap
US private sector job creation raced ahead in February, according to a widely followed gauge, sending shares bounding higher on both sides of the Atlantic.
UK economy showing signs of losing momentum, warns S&P
The UK economy has begun to show the first signs of growth slowdown, ratings agency S&P said in a note on Wednesday, with softer demand for loans from both businesses and households.
China warns of collision between North Korea and US
North Korea and the United States have been described by the Chinese Foreign Minister as "two accelerating trains with neither side willing to give way".
Chinese exports miss forecasts in February, but imports jump
China's sales overseas weakened more than expected in February but economists were wary of reading too much into the numbers due to the distortions around the Chinese Lunar New Year, while imports surged - reflecting strong domestic demand.