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Nationwide's UK house price data "predictably gloomy" - AJ Bell
(Alliance News) - UK house prices saw further weakness in August, according to the Nationwide house price index on Friday, with analysts hoping that the data may be indicative of...
Read moreUS rise in mortgage rates puts breaks on housing market activity
(Alliance News) - If borrowing costs sustain the currently high levels, it "could generate further weakness in residential investments in coming quarters," Berenberg analysts Mickey Levy and Mahmoud Ghzalah said...
Read moreChina's economic state seems "fragile" amid double blow - AJ Bell
(Alliance News) - AJ Bell's Russ Mould on Thursday said the situation in China "feels fragile given the continued dismal news", with property developer Country Garden facing a crunch vote,...
Read moreBad news for US economy spells good news for markets
(Alliance News) - Tuesday's weak US data is driving up hopes that interest rates have peaked, with investors now mostly anticipating the US central bank will hold rates at its...
Read moreChina faces calls for "massive fiscal stimulus" amid slowing economy
(Alliance News) - China's efforts to boost its stock markets with a tax cut on trades is one of the country's latest attempts to help kickstart its ailing economy, but...
Read moreUK shop price inflation fades in August amid interest rate talk
(Alliance News) - UK shop price inflation decelerated further in August, new figures on Tuesday showed, giving some "food for thought" to the Bank of England....
Read moreConsumer confidence picks up, but "real test" to arrive in coming year
(Alliance News) - A bigger-than-expected improvement in UK consumer confidence was welcome, if unexpected, news on Friday, but market analysts warn against expecting the recovery to continue in the coming...
Read moreUK and US house prices data show squeezing effects of rate hikes - AJB
(Alliance News) - AJ Bell on Thursday looked ahead to next week's data reads for UK and US house prices, noting how both will reflect just how much higher interest...
Read moreUK PMI data "dour" as services sector is a "cause for concern" - Ebury
(Alliance News) - The latest purchasing managers' index figures for the UK private sector, which fell back into contraction in August, were "dour", according to analysis from Ebury on Wednesday,...
Read moreMicrosoft continues "long tortuous road" for Activision green light
(Alliance News) - Microsoft Corp on Tuesday shared its fresh Activision Blizzard Inc deal, in hopes of winning over the UK Competition & Markets Authority....
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