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Podcast: Squawk Box Europe Express
Episode: UK GDP defies forecasts to return to growth in November
Description: UK GDP figures for November beat expectations to come in 0.3 per cent higher month-on-month and 1.4 per cent year-on-year. Denmark and EU allies boost their troop presence in Greenland as talks in Washington fail to deliver an agreement. President Trump says the U.S. needs the Arctic territory for its national security. Crude prices fall as U.S.-Iranian tensions ease slightly, however both the U.S. and UK decide to withdraw military personnel from an American-run base in Qatar. And in luxury news, Cartier owner Richemont enjoys a bumper Christmas season, posting an 11 per cent surge in quarterly sales.