Doing a bit of a catch up on data. The focus is elsewhere and coming up soon is US President Trump's statement.
- RICS monthly house price balance rose at the fastest pace in nearly four years
- up for a third month in a row
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) survey
- "For now at least, feedback around expectations are consistent with activity levels continuing to strengthen albeit relatively modestly," Simon Rubinsohn, RICS's chief economist
Boris Johnson's clear-cut election win in December has taken away some of the short-term uncertainty about Brexit. Trade talks with the EU the next hurdle.
