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UK house price growth unexpectedly eases in April - Halifax
UK house price growth unexpectedly eased in April, according to data from lender Halifax.
US-China trade talks stumble over 'relatively big' disagreements
Trade representatives in Beijing have hit a wall after the US delegation presented a long list of demands to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s representatives.
Argentina hikes rates to 40% to staunch run on peso
Argentina's central bank hiked its main policy interest rate for the third time this week as it fought off a run against its currency.
US unemployment rate drops to 3.9% in April
US non-farm payroll growth fell a tad short of forecasts in April even as the rate of unemployment fell to within a whisker of the lows hit in 2000.
NIESR breaks with past and calls for fiscal boost, lowers GDP forecast
One of the country's top think tanks has trimmed its medium-term forecasts for UK growth, making the argument for higher government spending in order to buttress the expansion.
Sluggish services sector rebound suggests economy remains subdued
UK services sector activity has recovered less heartily than hoped, as the first indications show April failed to recover the ground lost the previous month.
Still much left to do, ECB's Praet says
One of the European Central Bank's top officials called for a public debate on what it means to be a member of the single currency bloc.
Euro area CPI slips in April, alongside sharp drop in 'core' inflation
Inflation in the single currency are came off sharply last month amid a sharp slowdown in service sector prices.
Trump furious at 'disgraceful' leak of Mueller's Russia questions
President Donald Trump has reacted with fury to the leak of more than 40 questions special counsel Robert Mueller wants to ask him as part of the ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential elections.
Vickers warns UK bank leverage 'dangerously high'
The main mover behind Britain’s post-crisis reform of banking regulation has warned leverage in the system is at dangerous levels and that capital buffers may not increase in time to deal with the next meltdown.
US private sector job growth slows slightly less than expected in April, ADP says
Job gains in America's private sector slowed down last month.
China Caixin PMI stabilises in April, but economists cautious
Perhaps the most widely-followed gauge of factory sector conditions in China edged higher last month, pointing to stable conditions in Asia's largest economy over the near-term, economists said.
Consumer borrowing slumps in March, BoE figures show
Bank of England figures showed consumer borrowing slumped in March, adding to concerns that the economy may be slowing sharply.