The British economy exceeds 0.5% of expectations in February

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The British economy grew by 0.5 percent in February, beating the expectations of analysts, gave some positive news for the Chancellor Rachel Reveves as US President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

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Director General of Economic Statistics Liz McKeown said: “The economy has grown strong in both services and widespread growth in the production industry.”

He said that computer programming, telecommunications and car dealers are continuing to live in strong months, production, electronics and pharmacy. After the last weak performance, the car was collected.

The figures will apply Trump’s announcement on April 2 to most countries around the world, including 10 percent of England. The movement caused a sharp fall in the global stock markets and asked for fear of the decline on both sides of the Atlantic.

On Wednesday, the US President announced a 90-day break from the “mutual” tasks, but the tariffs of England remain in place.

Given the growing risks in the economy of the British economy, investors will now reduce interest rates in May, and then to further increase the cost of decreasing by the end of the year.

This is a developing story.