Thursday, May 1, 2014

No Need for 'Mayday' in U.K. Economic Data

Today's economic data releases out of the U.K. were largely positive.  While mortgage approvals have fallen back a bit from January highs, many see this as a welcome sign that the housing market is not overheating:

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Meanwhile, house prices rose the most on a year-over-year basis since 2007:

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And the manufacturing PMI rose more than expected to 57.3 from 55.3:

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