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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK trade deficit narrowed in December Non-EU trade deficit in the UK narrowed to £2.11 billion in December. The UK had posted a revised trade deficit of £2.97 billion in the prior month. UK NIESR estimated GDP climbed in the November-January 2017 […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German trade surplus narrowed in December Germany has reported the seasonally adjusted trade surplus of €18.70 billion in December, following a revised trade surplus of €22.70 billion in the previous month. Markets were expecting the nation to register a trade surplus of […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house price balance unexpectedly rose in January House price balance rose unexpectedly to 25.00% in January, in the UK, higher than market expectations of a fall to 22.00%. In the prior month, house price balance had registered a revised reading of […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Halifax house price index surprisingly dropped in January The Halifax house price index unexpectedly eased 0.90% on a MoM basis in the UK, in January, compared to a revised advance of 1.60% in the previous month. Markets were expecting the Halifax […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK new car registrations rose in January On an annual basis, new car registrations in the UK registered a rise of 2.90% in January. New car registrations had registered a revised drop of 1.10% in the prior month. UK retail sales across […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. BoE held rates, upgraded UK growth forecast The Bank of England (BoE) held the benchmark interest rate steady at a record low of 0.25% and maintained government bond purchases at £435.0 billion, indicating that it is in no rush to raise interest […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house prices surprisingly rose in January In January, the seasonally adjusted house prices recorded an unexpected rise of 0.20% in the UK on a MoM basis, higher than market expectations for an unchanged reading. In the prior month, house prices had […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK net lending secured on dwellings advanced more than expected in December In the UK, net lending secured on dwellings rose £3.80 billion in December, more than market expectations for an advance of £3.20 billion. In the previous month, net lending secured […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK consumer confidence climbed surprisingly in January The consumer confidence advanced unexpectedly to -5.00 in January, in the UK, higher than market expectations of a fall to -8.00. In the previous month, the consumer confidence had registered a reading of -7.00. UK […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone three-month average of M3 money supply climbed in the October-December 2016 period On a YoY basis, the three-month average of M3 money supply recorded a rise of 4.80% in the October-December 2016 period, in the Euro-zone. In the September-November 2016 period, […]