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The UK housing market ended 2025 on a "softer note," with annual price growth slowing to 0.6 per cent in December, from 1.8 per cent in November, according to an index ...

Softer’ end to 2025 for UK housing market as prices fell by 0.4 per cent in December - Nationwide Building Society said it ...

Greater Toronto home sales fell again on an annual basis last month, as buyers remained on the sidelines much like they did ...

The report notes that data for November 2025 and early December 2025 has showed signs of recovery across some segments, amid ...

The Australian sharemarket has launched a “slightly bullish” start to the year, following a four-day consecutive decline at ...

Wall Street is assessing the US military strike and capture of President Maduro in Venezuela, while hopes for AI demand buoy ...

JPMorgan estimates that with the right conditions, production could see a 250,000 barrel-per-day uplift from its 2025 average ...

Gold surged in 2025 as Fed rate cuts, renewed liquidity injections, inflation fears, labor market weakness, and a technical ...

Experts say Nigerian economy stability is improving, but deep structural weaknesses, debt affordability, and fragile growth ...

The year 2025 will be remembered as one of shocks and of resilience, a year of uncertainty but also a year of tech boom and record performance. Despite higher tariffs, geopolitical fragmentation and ...