Bloomberg The inflation rate in Spain weakened this month for the first time in almost a year, possibly prefiguring a broader slowdown across the euro area. Consumer-price growth came in at an annual 2.1 percent in March, weaker than economists had predicted and down from 3 percent in February. The rate is still much stronger than a year ago, …

  Bloomberg Steve Victor pulled out of buying his first home the day after Britain voted to leave the European Union. Just a month later, the IT contractor dived back into the market to become the owner of a penthouse apartment in London. “I bailed on the initial shock, but after it sank in I came to the conclusion I …

  Bloomberg The US economy grew in the fourth quarter at a faster pace than previously reported on higher consumer spending, Commerce Department data showed Thursday in Washington. Gross domestic product rose at a 2.1 annualized pace (forecast was for 2 percent), revised from 1.9 percent. Consumer spending, the biggest part of the economy, rose at a 3.5 percent rate, …