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Rightmove House Prices for March
 +1.3% m/m
– prior +2.0% 
 +2.3% y/y
– prior +2.3%
In a nutshell, the Rightmove report is on asking prices for houses

In this segment from Motley Fool Money, the team discusses the results of recent research regarding soda and bottled water consumption.

As bottled water grows in popularity — and soda declines — investors will have to consider the long-term impact this trend will have on beverage industry leaders, including Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), Pepsico (NYSE: PEP), and Sodastream (NASDAQ: SODA).

A full transcript follows the video. 

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The dollar stayed on the defensive in Asia after the Federal Reserve proved to be less hawkish than expected last week.

The back of the Economist magazine has current account deficits over the past 12 months for 42 major economies, comprising the vast majority of global GDP.  I noticed that they group neatly into 4 major blocks.  But first I’ll present the data for 5 regions:

1. Continental Europe (excluding Turkey):  $556.8 billion CA surplus

2.  East Asia:  $674.0 billion surplus

3.  English speaking countries (US/UK/Canada/ Australia)  $698.9 billion deficit

4.  Latin America:  $101.5 billion deficit

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The union called the fresh offer from management to end the strike “manipulative.”

U.S. lawmakers from both parties said on Sunday they had seen no proof to support the President’s claims.

Allianz CEO Oliver Bäte shared his thoughts on the Chinese market at the China Development Forum in Beijing.