In the UK this morning, we get the latest report on house prices from Halifax.It's likely to show that house price growth across the UK was basically flat last year.Estate agents will doubtless be keen to promote the idea of a post-election bounce this year. Whether it materialises is another matter.
Factory orders are also due from Germany, where the manufacturing sector remains in a very fragile state.
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