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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CBI distributive trade survey’s retail sales balance declined in September The CBI distributive trade survey’s retail sales balance registered a drop to 8.00% in the UK, in September, compared to a level of 9.00% in the prior month. Market anticipation was […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK BBA mortgage approvals dropped in August BBA mortgage approvals in the UK registered a drop to 37.00 K in August, lower than market expectations of a drop to a level of 37.10 K. BBA mortgage approvals had registered a revised reading […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone manufacturing PMI climbed unexpectedly in September The flash manufacturing PMI rose unexpectedly to 52.60 in September, in the Euro-zone, compared to a level of 51.70 in the previous month. Market expectation was for the manufacturing PMI to ease to 51.50. Euro-zone […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK balance of firms reporting total order book above normal remained steady in September In September, the balance of firms reporting total order book above normal in the UK remained unchanged at a level of -5.00, meeting market expectations. UK CBI trends […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK public sector net borrowing posted a deficit in August In the UK, the public sector net borrowing has reported a deficit £10.10 billion in August, following a revised surplus of £2.40 billion in the previous month. Markets were expecting public sector […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German PPI recorded an unexpected drop in August On a monthly basis, in Germany, the producer price index (PPI) unexpectedly fell 0.10% in August, lower than market expectations for a steady reading. In the prior month, the PPI had climbed 0.20%. German […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone current account surplus narrowed in July The non-seasonally adjusted current account surplus of €31.50 billion in July, following a revised current account surplus of €39.10 billion in the previous month. Euro-zone construction output climbed in July On a monthly basis, the […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Rightmove house price index climbed in September The Rightmove house price index in the UK advanced 4.00% on a YoY basis, in September. In the previous month, the Rightmove house price index had advanced 4.10%. UK Rightmove house price index registered […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. BoE left key interest rate unchanged but hints at November rate cut The BoE unanimously voted to leave the benchmark interest rate steady at 0.25%. They also voted 9-0 to keep the bond-buying programme target at £435.0 billion and to continue with […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK claimant count rate remained flat in August The claimant count rate in the UK remained steady at 2.20% in August, meeting market expectations. UK ILO unemployment rate remained steady in the May-July 2016 period The ILO unemployment rate in the UK […]