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Here are five stories clients may have read in the weekend’s papers…

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Here are five stories clients may have read in the weekend's papers…

Housing market Bank of England governor Mark Carney says the UK housing market is generally recovering, according to the BBC. Carney noted that Northern Ireland is the only area where prices have yet to stage a recovery and also suggested there was little the central bank could do to bring London house prices under control. Inflation Inflation could soon drop below the Bank of England's official target of 2% based on a stronger pound, weaker commodity prices and widespread deflation on the high street, according to the Telegraph. It would be the first time inflation has dropped below...

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