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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK BBA mortgage approvals surprisingly rose in January In January, BBA mortgage approvals unexpectedly climbed to a level of 44.66 K in the UK, higher than market expectations of a drop to a level of 42.60 K. BBA mortgage approvals had registered […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CBI distributive trade survey’s retail sales balance rose in February The CBI distributive trade survey’s retail sales balance climbed to 9.00% in the UK, in February, compared to market expectations of a rise to 4.00%. In the previous month, the CBI […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK index of services advanced as expected in December On a monthly basis in the UK, the index of services rose 0.80% in December, at par with market expectations. The index of services had advanced 0.90% in the September-November 2016 period. UK […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK public sector net borrowing reported a surplus in January The public sector net borrowing has reported a surplus £9.80 billion in January, in the UK, from a revised deficit of £4.20 billion in the previous month. Markets were anticipating public sector […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK balance of firms reporting total order book above normal unexpectedly rose in February The balance of firms reporting total order book above normal recorded an unexpected rise to 8.00 in February, in the UK, higher than market expectations of a fall […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Rightmove house price index advanced less than expected in February In February, on a YoY basis, the Rightmove house price index rose 2.30% in the UK, lower than market expectations for an advance of 2.80%. In the previous month, the Rightmove […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. ECB showed no sign of dialling back stimulus The European Central Bank’s (ECB) January meeting minutes showed that policymakers widely agreed to look through the energy-driven recent upturns in headline inflation and sought patience as they judged that the Euro area economy […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Number of unemployment benefits claimants in the UK dropped unexpectedly in January In the UK, number of unemployment benefits claimants registered an unexpected drop of 42.40 K in January, compared to a revised fall of 20.50 K in the previous month. Markets […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK retail price index rose less than expected in January On a YoY basis in the UK, the retail price index advanced 2.60% in January, less than market expectations for a rise of 2.80%. The retail price index had advanced 2.50% in […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German WPI climbed in January On a monthly basis, the wholesale price index (WPI) advanced 0.80% in January, in Germany. In the previous month, the WPI had risen 1.20%. German WPI climbed in January The WPI recorded a rise of 4.00% on […]