Commodities
17 Jan
Chinese economic activity picks up at the end of 2019, but headwinds remain
Economic activity in China at the end of 2019 execeded forecasts, but some economists said that it was too soon to sound the 'all clear'.
17 Jan
UK rules out automatic deportation of EU citizens post Brexit
Brussels's Brexit spokesman said on Friday that the UK had ruled out the option of automatically deporting citizens from the European Union that did not apply for settled status after Brexit.
17 Jan
December US housing starts surge past forecasts
Homebuilding activity in the States blew the doors of economists' forecasts in December, but economists were quick to point out that such strength was just not sustainable and some of the underlying data appeared to point in that direction too.