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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US Chicago Fed national activity index surprisingly dropped in January In the US, the Chicago Fed national activity index unexpectedly eased to a level of -0.43 in January, compared to market expectations of an advance to a reading of 0.15. The index […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone CPI fell less than expected in January The consumer price index (CPI) in the Euro-zone recorded a drop of 1.00% on a monthly basis in January, compared to a flat reading in the previous month. Market anticipation was for the CPI […]

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 UK public sector net borrowing has reported a surplus of £15.80 billion in January, following a deficit of £2.10 billion in the prior month. Market anticipation was for public sector net […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK balance of firms reporting total order book above normal surprisingly climbed in February In the UK, the balance of firms reporting total order book above normal unexpectedly climbed to a level of 6.00 in February, higher than market expectations of a […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Employment in the UK rose in the October-December 2018 period Employment in the UK rose by 167.00 K in the October-December 2018 period, compared to market expectations of an advance of 151.00 K. Employment had recorded a revised gain of 132.00 K […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Rightmove house price index rose in February In the UK, the Rightmove house price index advanced 0.70% on a MoM basis, in February. In the prior month, the index had recorded a rise of 0.40%. Japanese Tokyo condominium sales fell in […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Rightmove house price index rose in February The Rightmove house price index in the UK rose 0.70% on a MoM basis, in February. The index had recorded a rise of 0.40% in the prior month. UK retail sales advanced more than […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone GDP advanced as expected in 4Q 2018 On a quarterly basis, the seasonally adjusted final gross domestic product (GDP) in the Euro-zone registered a rise of 0.20% in 4Q 2018, compared to a similar rise in the prior quarter. Market anticipation […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house price index rose as expected in January The house price index in the UK rose 2.50% on a YoY basis in January, compared to a revised advance of 2.70% in the prior month. Markets were expecting the house price index […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US small business optimism index fell in January The NFIB small business optimism index in the US recorded a drop to a level of 101.20 in January, compared to market expectations of a fall to a reading of 103.00. The index had […]