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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

U.K. services growth unexpectedly accelerated this month

Countering signs that the economy was slowing before Thursday's knife-edge general election. Markit's services PMI climbed to an eight-month high of 59.5 in April from 58.9 in March, beating forecasts for a decline to 58.5. The latest opinion polls seem to show the Conservatives with a slight lead over Labour, although neither are on track to command a majority in the parliament.

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