UK house prices fall for third month in a row for first time since financial crisis

House prices in Britain have fallen for the third month in a row, for the first time since the height of the financial crisis in 2009. The fall further dragged down the annual growth rate in May, to 2.1%, the lowest in nearly four years, providing further evidence...

Markets await European manufacturing PMIs after China factories contract – business live

3.25am EDT03:25 UK house prices suffer longest decline since financial crisis We have fresh evidence that Britain’s housing market is cooling. House prices fell by 0.2% in May, reports Nationwide, which is the third monthly fall in a row. That hasn’t...

China renews call for Seoul to halt THAAD amid ‘shocking’ news of new launchers

South Korean President Moon Jae-in was quoted this week as saying it was “very shocking” to learn that his own country’s Defense Ministry failed to report to him that an additional four launchers for the THAAD missile shield system have been brought...