The UK economy grew by 0.3% in the three months to November, the weakest rate in six months, dragged lower by a fall in car production Jaguar Land Rover and Ford to cut thousands of jobsPound rises on Brexit delay speculationFlybe rescued by Virgin and Stobart in cut-price deal 1.49pm GMT Annual inflation in the US fell to 1.9% in December from 2.2% in November, the Labor Department said.A 2.1% drop in petrol prices over the 12 months offset a 1.6% rise in food prices, itself driven by an increase in the cost of fresh fruit and vegetables.BREAKING! US headline #inflation falls to 1.9% on oil prices, first reading below 2% since August 2017. Core inflation steady at 2.2%. pic.twitter.com/prQhfHvIkg 1.13pm GMT Read our full story on this morning’s GDP figures here: Related: UK GDP growth slows to 0.3% as manufacturing stalls Continue reading…
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