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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK GDP rose as expected in 1Q 2017 In 1Q 2017, on a YoY basis, the final gross domestic product (GDP) in the UK rose 2.00%, meeting market expectations. The preliminary figures had also recorded an advance of 2.00%. In the prior […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK net lending to individuals rose in May Net lending to individuals in the UK recorded a rise of £5.30 billion, in May. Net lending to individuals had climbed by a revised £4.20 billion in the previous month. UK net consumer credit […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. BoE’s Carney indicated support for rate rise if economy stays firm The Bank of England (BoE) Governor, Mark Carney, indicated that policymakers will debate on the case for raising interest rates in the coming months if UK’s business investment begins to rise […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CBI distributive trade survey’s retail sales balance advanced in June Compared to a reading of 2.00% in the previous month, the CBI distributive trade survey’s retail sales balance climbed to 12.00% in June, in the UK. Market expectation was for the […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK BBA mortgage approvals slid in May BBA mortgage approvals in the UK dropped to 40.35 K in May, compared to market expectations of a fall to a level of 40.25 K. BBA mortgage approvals had registered a revised reading of 40.69 […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone composite PMI fell in June Compared to a reading of 56.80 in the previous month the flash composite PMI recorded a drop to 55.70 in the Euro-zone, in June. Market anticipation was for composite PMI to ease to a level of […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CBI trends selling prices remained unchanged in June In June, CBI trends selling prices in the UK remained flat at a level of 23.00, higher than market expectations of a drop to 20.00. UK balance of firms reporting total order book […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. BoE’s Haldane signalled readiness to vote for interest rate rise The Bank of England’s (BoE) Chief Economist, Andy Haldane indicated that he is ready to vote for an increase in interest rates “relatively soon”, as this could help prevent the central bank […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. BoE’s Carney played down rate hike chances At his Mansion House speech in London, the Bank of England’s (BoE) Mark Carney warned that given the mixed signals on consumer spending and business investment in the UK and given the still subdued domestic […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone construction output rose in April On a monthly basis, the seasonally adjusted construction output rose 0.30% in April, in the Euro-zone. In the previous month, construction output had dropped 1.10%. Click here to sign up for the in depth Guardian Stockbrokers […]