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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 […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK total trade deficit falls in December The UK has posted total trade deficit of £3.23 billion in December, compared to a revised deficit of £3.61 billion in the prior month. Markets were anticipating a deficit of £3.00 billion. UK GDP rose […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German imports advanced more than expected in December The seasonally adjusted imports in Germany recorded a rise of 1.20% on a monthly basis, in December, compared to a fall of 1.60% in the prior month. Market expectation was for imports to climb […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. BoE kept its key interest rate steady, downgraded growth forecast for 2019 and 2020 The Bank of England’s (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee unanimously agreed to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.75% and its asset purchase facility at £435.0 billion, as […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German factory orders unexpectedly declined in December The seasonally adjusted factory orders in Germany recorded an unexpected drop of 1.60% on a monthly basis in December, lower than market expectations for a rise of 0.30%. In the prior month, factory orders had […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK services PMI declined in January The services PMI in the UK eased to a level of 50.10 in January, compared to market expectations of a drop to a reading of 51.00. The index had recorded a reading of 51.20 in the […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK construction PMI fell in January The construction PMI in the UK dropped to a level of 50.60 in January, compared to a level of 52.80 in the prior month. Market anticipation was for the index to fall to a reading of […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK manufacturing PMI dropped in January The manufacturing PMI in the UK fell to a level of 52.80 in January, lower than market expectations of a fall to a reading of 53.50. The index had registered a reading of 54.20 in the […]

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 preliminary gross domestic product (GDP) in the Euro-zone advanced 0.20% in 4Q 2018, at par with market expectations. GDP had registered a similar rise in the prior […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK net consumer credit rose less than expected in December In the UK, net consumer credit climbed £0.70 billion in December, less than market expectations for a rise of £0.80 billion. In the previous month, net consumer credit had recorded a rise […]