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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US JOLTs job openings surprisingly slid in May In the US, JOLTs job openings registered an unexpected drop to a level of 7323.00 K in May, compared to a revised level of 7372.00 K in the previous month. Market expectation was for […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK retail sales across all sectors fell more than expected in June In the UK, retail sales across all sectors recorded a drop of 1.60% on a YoY basis in June, more than market expectations for a fall of 1.10%. Retail sales […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Halifax house price index dropped less than expected in June In the UK, the Halifax house price index eased 0.30% on a MoM basis in June, less than market expectations for a fall of 0.40%. The Halifax house price index had […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone retail sales surprisingly fell in May In the Euro-zone, the seasonally adjusted retail sales recorded an unexpected drop of 0.30% on a MoM basis in May, compared to a revised drop of 0.10% in the prior month. Market anticipation was for […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK services PMI declined surprisingly in June In the UK, the services PMI eased unexpectedly to a level of 50.20 in June, lower than market expectations of a steady reading. In the prior month, the services PMI had registered a reading of […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Mark Carney: UK economy threatened by rising Brexit risks The Bank of England Governor, Mark Carney, warned that the British economy might need more help as global trade war and no-deal Brexit risks are growing. Moreover, he also stated that underlying growth […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK manufacturing PMI unexpectedly dropped in June In the UK, the manufacturing PMI eased unexpectedly to a level of 48.00 in June, compared to a level of 49.40 in the prior month. Market anticipation was for the manufacturing PMI to climb to […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK GDP rose as expected in 1Q 2019 In the UK, the final gross domestic product (GDP) climbed 0.50% on a QoQ basis in 1Q 2019, compared to a rise of 0.20% in the previous quarter. Markets were anticipating GDP to climb […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK consumer confidence slid in June In the UK, consumer confidence eased to a level of -13.00 in June, compared to market expectations of a fall to a reading of -11.00. In the prior month, the consumer confidence had recorded a level […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Mark Carney: Interest rate cut possible in event of a no-deal Brexit The Bank of England (BoE) Governor, Mark carney, indicated that the central bank would support stimulus package to recover economy in situation of a no-deal Brexit in October. Moreover, he […]