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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. BoE survey signals sharp drop in credit cards and mortgage demand in 1Q The Bank of England (BoE), in its latest quarterly credit conditions survey, indicated that availability of secured credit to households dropped in the three months to the end of […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house price index advanced less than expected in November The house price index in the UK climbed 2.80% on a YoY basis, in November, lower than market expectations for an advance of 3.00%. In the previous month, the index had recorded […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone trade surplus expanded in November The seasonally adjusted trade surplus in the Euro-zone widened to €15.10 billion in November, more than market expectations of a trade surplus of €12.60 billion. The Eurozone had registered a revised trade surplus of €13.50 billion […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone industrial production declined more than expected in November The seasonally adjusted industrial production in the Euro-zone registered a drop of 1.70% on a monthly basis, in November, higher than market expectations for a drop of 1.50%. In the prior month, industrial […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK visible trade deficit expanded in November The UK posted visible trade deficit of £12.02 billion in November, from a revised visible trade deficit of £11.95 billion in the prior month. Markets were expecting a visible trade deficit of £11.40 billion. UK […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US initial jobless claims eased in the last week The seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims in the US registered a drop to a level of 216.00 K in the week ended 05 January 2019, lower than market expectations of a fall to […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone unemployment rate unexpectedly declined in November The unemployment rate in the Euro-zone unexpectedly dropped to 7.90% in November, compared to a revised rate of 8.00% in the previous month. Market expectation was for the unemployment rate to rise to 8.10%. German […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Halifax house price index advanced more than expected in December The Halifax house price index in the UK recorded a rise of 2.20% on a monthly basis in December, higher than market expectations for a rise of 0.50%. The index had […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone investor confidence index dropped in January In the Euro-zone, the investor confidence index dropped to a level of -1.50 in January, compared to market expectations of a drop to a reading of -2.00. The index had recorded a level of -0.30 […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK services PMI advanced in December The services PMI in the UK rose to a level of 51.20 in December, higher than market expectations of a rise to a reading of 50.70. In the previous month, the index had recorded a level […]