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Brexit, Trump victory did not discourage European IPOs, says Mergermarket
The Brexit vote and Donald Trump’s surprise US election victory did not discourage initial public offerings in Europe for long, according to analysts at Mergermarket, as several large companies floated in 2016.
China GDP accelerates sharply in Q4, official data questioned
China´s economic expansion accelerated slightly at the end of 2016, official government data revealed, but more timely figures for December appeared to point to a slowdown in activity, in part as the fiscal stimulus put in place by the authorities faded, economists said.
UK retail sales fall more than expected in December, ONS reveals
UK retail sales in December fell the most since April 2012 as an increase in average store prices deterred shoppers, official data revealed on Friday.
Ten ways markets could surprise us this year - Credit Suisse
As Donald Trump prepares to pick up the keys to the White House and the Brexit debacles rumbles on, Credit Suisse highlighted 10 ways in which financial markets could surprise us this year, along with its 10 core views.
Trump and May doomed to failure, Soros at Davos
Billionaire investor George Soros has told the World Economic Forum in Davos that he believes incoming US president Donald Trump will be a failure and British prime minister Theresa May will not last in the position.