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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK business barometer slid in May In the UK, the business barometer fell to a level of 32.00 in May, compared to a level of 38.00 in the prior month. Euro-zone consumer confidence index rose in May The final consumer confidence index […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK total business investment slid in 1Q 2016 The preliminary total business investment dropped 0.50% on a quarterly basis, in 1Q 2016, in the UK. Total business investment had recorded a drop of 2.00% in the previous quarter. UK gross fixed capital […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German consumer confidence index rose unexpectedly in June In June, the consumer confidence index rose unexpectedly to 9.80 in Germany, higher than market expectations of an unchanged reading. The consumer confidence index had recorded a reading of 9.70 in the previous month. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CBI distributive trade survey’s retail sales balance climbed in May In the UK, the CBI distributive trade survey’s retail sales balance climbed to 7.00% in May, lower than market expectations of a rise to 8.00%. In the prior month, the CBI […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone consumer confidence index registered a rise in May In May, the preliminary consumer confidence index in the Euro-zone rose to -7.00, higher than market expectations of an advance to -9.00. The consumer confidence index had recorded a level of -9.30 in […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CBI trends selling prices dropped in May Compared to a reading of 4.00 in the previous month, CBI trends selling prices fell to a level of 2.00 in the UK, in May. UK balance of firms reporting total order book above […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK retail sales advanced more than expected in April In April, retail sales recorded a rise of 1.30% in the UK, on a monthly basis, higher than market expectations for a rise of 0.60%. Retail sales had registered a revised drop of […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK average earnings including bonus advanced more than expected in the January-March 2016 period The average earnings including bonus in the UK climbed 2.00% in the January-March 2016 period on an annual basis, compared to a revised rise of 1.90% in the […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK retail price index ex-mort int. payments advanced less than expected in April On a YoY basis, the retail price index ex-mort int. payments in the UK climbed 1.40% in April, compared to a rise of 1.60% in the prior month. Market […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US NY Empire State manufacturing index recorded a decline in May The NY Empire State manufacturing index fell to a level of -9.02 in the US, in May, compared to a level of 9.56 in the previous month. Markets were expecting the […]