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Guardian Stockbrokers Key Economic News Monday 2 Nov 2015 The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK business barometer advanced in October The business barometer in the UK registered a rise to 50.00 in October. In the prior month, the business barometer had registered a reading of 42.00. Euro-zone […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK consumer confidence recorded an unexpected drop in October The consumer confidence recorded an unexpected drop to a level of 2.00 in October, in the UK, compared to a level of 3.00 in the prior month. Market expectation was for the consumer […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German import price index fell more than expected in September In September, on a YoY basis, the import price index registered a drop of 4.00% in Germany, higher than market expectations for a drop of 3.50%. The import price index had recorded […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK GDP advanced less than expected in 3Q 2015 The flash gross domestic product (GDP) advanced 0.50% on a QoQ basis in the UK, in 3Q 2015, less than market expectations for an advance of 0.60%. GDP had climbed 0.70% in the […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK balance of firms reporting total order book above normal eased in October The balance of firms reporting total order book above normal in the UK registered a drop to -18.00 in October, compared to market expectations of a drop to -9.00. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone services PMI registered an unexpected rise in October In October, the preliminary services PMI in the Euro-zone rose unexpectedly to 54.20, higher than market expectations of a drop to 53.50. Services PMI had recorded a reading of 53.70 in the previous […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK retail sales advanced more than expected in September In September, retail sales rose 1.90% in the UK on a MoM basis, compared to a revised fall of 0.40% in the previous month. Markets were anticipating retail sales to rise 0.40%. UK […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. BoE Governor wades into debate over Britain’s membership of the EU Bank of England Governor, Mark Carney during a speech at Oxford University stated that Britain has been the leading beneficiary of the EU’s single market and the membership has helped lift […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone current account surplus dropped in August In August, the non-seasonally adjusted current account surplus in the Euro-zone dropped to €13.70 billion, from a revised current account surplus of €37.90 billion in the previous month. Euro-zone current account surplus dropped in August […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone construction output registered a drop in August The seasonally adjusted construction output in the Euro-zone fell 0.20% on a monthly basis, in August. Construction output had recorded a revised rise of 0.40% in the prior month. US housing market index registered […]