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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK BRC shop price index climbed in January In the UK, the BRC shop price index climbed 0.40% on an annual basis, in January. The index had registered a rise of 0.30% in the prior month. Swiss trade surplus narrowed in December […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US Chicago Fed national activity index advanced in December In the US, the Chicago Fed national activity index rose to a level of 0.27 in December. The index had registered a revised reading of 0.21 in the previous month. US Dallas Fed […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK BBA mortgage approvals fell in December BBA mortgage approvals in the UK eased to a level of 38.78 K in December, lower than market expectations of a drop to as reading of 38.80 K. In the previous month, BBA mortgage approvals […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. ECB kept its key interest rate unchanged The European Central Bank (ECB), at its January monetary policy meeting, maintained its key interest rate unchanged at 0.00%, at par with market expectations. Meanwhile, the ECB Chief, Mario Draghi, struck a relatively downbeat tone […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone consumer confidence index dropped in January The flash consumer confidence index in the Euro-zone registered a drop to a level of -7.90 in January, compared to market expectations of a drop to a reading of -6.50. The index had registered a […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK ILO unemployment rate surprisingly fell in the September-November 2018 period The ILO unemployment rate in the UK unexpectedly fell to 4.00% in the September-November 2018 period, compared to a rate of 4.10% in the August-October 2018 period. Markets were expecting the […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. IMF cuts global growth outlook for 2019 and 2020 The IMF, in its quarterly update on the world economic outlook, slashed its global economic growth forecasts to 3.5% for 2019 and 3.6% for 2020, amid pressures in the Europe and emerging markets […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Rightmove house price index rose in January The Rightmove house price index in the UK climbed 0.40% on a monthly basis, in January. In the prior month, the index had fallen 1.50%. UK retail sales declined more than expected in December […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. BoE survey signals sharp drop in credit cards and mortgage demand in 1Q The Bank of England (BoE), in its latest quarterly credit conditions survey, indicated that availability of secured credit to households dropped in the three months to the end of […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house price index advanced less than expected in November The house price index in the UK climbed 2.80% on a YoY basis, in November, lower than market expectations for an advance of 3.00%. In the previous month, the index had recorded […]