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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK construction PMI fell in January The construction PMI in the UK dropped to a level of 50.60 in January, compared to a level of 52.80 in the prior month. Market anticipation was for the index to fall to a reading of […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK manufacturing PMI dropped in January The manufacturing PMI in the UK fell to a level of 52.80 in January, lower than market expectations of a fall to a reading of 53.50. The index had registered a reading of 54.20 in the […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone GDP advanced as expected in 4Q 2018 On a quarterly basis, the seasonally adjusted preliminary gross domestic product (GDP) in the Euro-zone advanced 0.20% in 4Q 2018, at par with market expectations. GDP had registered a similar rise in the prior […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK net consumer credit rose less than expected in December In the UK, net consumer credit climbed £0.70 billion in December, less than market expectations for a rise of £0.80 billion. In the previous month, net consumer credit had recorded a rise […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK BRC shop price index climbed in January In the UK, the BRC shop price index climbed 0.40% on an annual basis, in January. The index had registered a rise of 0.30% in the prior month. Swiss trade surplus narrowed in December […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US Chicago Fed national activity index advanced in December In the US, the Chicago Fed national activity index rose to a level of 0.27 in December. The index had registered a revised reading of 0.21 in the previous month. US Dallas Fed […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK BBA mortgage approvals fell in December BBA mortgage approvals in the UK eased to a level of 38.78 K in December, lower than market expectations of a drop to as reading of 38.80 K. In the previous month, BBA mortgage approvals […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. ECB kept its key interest rate unchanged The European Central Bank (ECB), at its January monetary policy meeting, maintained its key interest rate unchanged at 0.00%, at par with market expectations. Meanwhile, the ECB Chief, Mario Draghi, struck a relatively downbeat tone […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone consumer confidence index dropped in January The flash consumer confidence index in the Euro-zone registered a drop to a level of -7.90 in January, compared to market expectations of a drop to a reading of -6.50. The index had registered a […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK ILO unemployment rate surprisingly fell in the September-November 2018 period The ILO unemployment rate in the UK unexpectedly fell to 4.00% in the September-November 2018 period, compared to a rate of 4.10% in the August-October 2018 period. Markets were expecting the […]