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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German factory orders unexpectedly dropped in July The seasonally adjusted factory orders in Germany unexpectedly fell 0.90% on a MoM basis, in July, lower than market expectations for an advance of 1.80%. Factory orders had recorded a revised drop of 3.90% in […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK services PMI climbed in August In the UK, the services PMI recorded a rise to a level of 54.30 in August, higher than market expectations of a rise to a level of 53.90. The index had recorded a reading of 53.50 […]

Guardian Stockbrokers Key Economic News Wednesday 5 September 2018 The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Mark Carney willing to continue as BoE Governor The Bank of England (BoE) Governor, Mark Carney, expressed his willingness to remain as the BoE Governor post Brexit and help in smooth Brexit transition […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK retail sales across all sectors rose in August In the UK, retail sales across all sectors registered a rise of 0.20% on a YoY basis, in August. Retail sales across all sectors had recorded a rise of 0.50% in the prior […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house prices unexpectedly dropped in August In the UK, the seasonally adjusted house prices unexpectedly dropped 0.50% on a MoM basis in August, compared to a rise of 0.60% in the prior month. Markets were anticipating house prices to climb 0.10%. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK net consumer credit rose less than expected in July Net consumer credit in the UK registered a rise of £0.80 billion in July, compared to a revised advance of £1.50 billion in the prior month. Market expectation was for net consumer […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German consumer confidence index surprisingly eased in September In Germany, the consumer confidence index recorded an unexpected drop to a level of 10.50 in September, compared to a level of 10.60 in the prior month. Markets were anticipating the index to record […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Italian consumer confidence index slid in August The consumer confidence index in Italy registered a drop to a level of 115.20 in August, compared to a revised reading of 116.20 in the previous month. Market expectation was for the index to fall […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German Ifo current assessment index unexpectedly climbed in August In Germany, the Ifo current assessment index registered an unexpected rise to a level of 106.40 in August, compared to market expectations of a drop to a level of 105.30. In the previous […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. ECB policymakers remained concerned over trade protectionism The minutes of the ECB July monetary policy meeting showed that the officials remained concerned about the possible impact of global trade to the Euro-zone economy but also indicated that current economic growth remained firmly […]