we had a report today from halifax showing prices rose in march but halifax did say that it is unsustainable because we corrected on the confidence and uncertainty once again surrounding the upcoming referendum. fremont prizes is up year for year the most since july 2014. we have a shortage of homes here and record interest rates that is boosting the appeal of companies. i wanted to show you this. going back to 2000. in 2002, the annual rate was 30%. we came down through 2009 into negative territory but we have been rising ever since. that halifax says these gains are not sustainable because of brexit concerns. it is the brexit word again. betty: it is. let's check in on the bloomberg first word news with vonnie quinn. vonnie: belgian prosecutors are investigating the terror attacks and they want information on the man in the hat. he was seen with two suicide bombers moments before the bombings. newly released photo show him leaving the airport and going to a nearby town. authorities are asking the public for any information or photos. vladimir putin has a night having any links to offshore

those numbers on the halifax sound fairly buoyant. >> the halifax numbers are strong and you expect marchong because of activity. you a next ofsts the present. >> there is a next her rush to get that done ahead of the april closing date. -- a rush to get that done ahead of the april closing date. it is indicative of what is going out there. london is worse than the rest of the u.k. i do have a few negative recommendations in the sector. more of what is going to come, than what is happening right now. guy: what is going to happen? is it something specific to these individual names? charlie: the is something investors are worried about the moment. you can see some weakness in london. the worry is that that would filter out to the rest of london and the u.k. the bigger picture for me though, is the valuations are quite high. probably too optimistic given the likelihood of margins starting to peak. because i think the house present session will moderate, not just in london, but everywhere. at the same time, i think a lot inflationg costs will remain. are under pressure. hans: a big conversati

everyone is focused on the halifax prices.he ecb publishes the account of its march monetary policy later this afternoon. last night spent minutes, we get more news. -- who isanet yellen going to accuse to stoking the great u.s. fire? they made the bubbles, they burst the bubbles, they cleaned up the bubbles. that is a conversation you simply don't ever want to miss. how much foreign-currency did the pboc spend last month to prop up the you want? @manuscranny -- ♪ , 1:18 is 6:18 in london in the afternoon in hong kong. a bright picture of victoria harbour in hong kong. you have the nang seng up 18 of 1%. of 1%./8 >> samsung shares of debt despite better than expected. -- better than expected first-quarter profits. 5.7 billion dollars estimated s7es of the 27 -- of the line. overseas chinese banking corporation has agreed to pay for barclaysllion wealth and investment management operations in asia. they're private banking unit, the bank of singapore, will use cash. they will is deep in the presence in its core markets of singap