While today is relatively quiet in Europe, there are some important figures coming out of the US. GDP growth is expected to show an annual rate of 2.3%, a positive figure but slightly short of Trump’s target of 3%.
Strong figures from American tech companies yesterday helped to buoy the dollar – Amazon’s profits doubled in the last quarter to reach $3.6 billion. Microsoft, meanwhile, has become the third American company to reach a valuation of over $1 trillion.
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