Bloomberg UK house prices stagnated in March as the number of transactions plunged, according to LSL Acadata. Values were flat on an annual basis last month as falls in London and southern England offset gains elsewhere, the firm said in a report. In March alone, prices rose just 0.1 percent, and transactions fell a seasonally-adjusted 15 percent, despite the month …

Bloomberg US new-home construction unexpectedly fell in March, decelerating to the slowest pace since May 2017 and suggesting builders remain wary even as lower mortgage rates and steady wage gains offer support to consumers. Residential starts fell 0.3 percent to a 1.139 million annualised rate after a downwardly revised 1.142 million pace in the prior month, according to government figures …

Bloomberg Emirates NBD PJSC posted a 15 percent increase in first-quarter profit as lending rose and margins improved at Dubai’s biggest bank. First-quarter profit rose to AED2.74 billion ($747 million) from AED2.39 billion, the bank said in a statement. The mean estimates of three analysts compiled by the lender was for a profit of AED2.5 billion. The rise in profit …