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Old 31-01-2019, 17:28   #7138
jfman
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Re: Brexit

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Originally Posted by papa smurf View Post
Germany BLOW as retail sales PLUMMET - Eurozone nervy after WEAK forecast


In the latest raft of economic woes to his Europe’s largest economy, retail sales were revealed to have fallen by 4.3 percent on the month in December. The gloomy figure, released by the state statistics office, marks the fastest rate of decline in 11 years. Sales also fell by 2.1 percent year-on-year, Germany's Federal Statistics Office said in a statement, marking the biggest slump since a 3 percent fall in September...

https://www.express.co.uk/finance/ci...urope-eurozone
I’m not 100% certain this is something to be pleased about regardless of whether we are inside or outside the EU. 44% of our exports go to the EU.

The whole capitalist house of cards is about to fall again. Chinese growth is falling, UK and US growth expected to follow.
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