Germany accelerates with 0.6% growth; US consumer confidence rallies – as it happened

All the day’s economic and financial news, as Germany posts strong growth figures at the start of 2017US consumer confidence rises againGermany grew by 0.6% in Q1
Business investment and domestic spending drive growthUK, US and France all lag behindThe agenda: US-China trade deal, US data 4.41pm BSTThat’s all for today. Here’s a quick closing summary.Economists have hailed Germany’s economic resilience after it grew by 0.6% in the first quarter of the year, twice as fast