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UK housing woes deepen as asking price tumbles

Bloomberg UK asking prices fell from a year earlier for the first time since 2011, led by declines in London and among the most expensive properties. Asking prices slipped 0.2 percent to 302,023 pounds ($387,000), according to Rightmove. Prices were 1.7 percent lower compared with October, the biggest drop for the month since 2012, the property website said on Monday. …

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US stocks fall on tech jitters, China trade fear

Bloomberg US stocks were lower, reversing gains from late last week, as investors grew pessimistic about escalating trade tensions between the Trump Administration and China. Treasuries declined, the dollar steadied and gold fell. All major US equity benchmarks fell, led by the Nadaq 100 Index as tech shares slumped. Apple Inc. sank 2.3 percent following reports that it had cut …

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Pound outlook most bearish since Brexit as May faces crisis

Bloomberg Investors are the most bearish on the pound since the UK voted to leave the European Union as markets brace for the possibility of a no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Theresa May’s leadership. The premium to buy put options on the currency relative to calls is the steepest since June 2016, even with sterling attempting a recovery on Monday. …

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