Economics
Economy Seen Posting Best Performance in Four Years: U.K. Credit
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The U.K. economy probably expanded at its fastest pace in four years in the first quarter as the Bank of England maintained record-low interest rates to cement the recovery.
Gross domestic product rose 0.9 percent, up from 0.7 percent in the final three months of 2013, according to the median of 39 estimates in a Bloomberg News survey. It would be the strongest performance since the second quarter of 2010.