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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK services PMI rose in April The services PMI in the UK registered a rise to 52.80 in April, compared to a level of 51.70 in the previous month Market anticipation was for the services PMI to climb to a level of […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK construction PMI rose in April The construction PMI in the UK recorded a rise to 52.50 in April, higher than market expectations of a rise to 50.50. The construction PMI had registered a level of 47.00 in the previous month. Euro-zone […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK manufacturing PMI dropped in April The manufacturing PMI fell to a level of 53.90 in the UK, in April, compared to a revised level of 54.90 in the previous month. Markets were anticipating the manufacturing PMI to fall to a level […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German retail sales rose more than expected in March In March, retail sales advanced 1.30% on an annual basis in Germany, more than market expectations for an advance of 1.20%. Retail sales had registered a similar rise in the prior month. German […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK GDP rose less than expected in 1Q 2018 The flash gross domestic product (GDP) climbed 1.20% on an annual basis in 1Q 2018, in the UK, compared to a rise of 1.40% in the previous quarter. Markets were anticipating GDP to […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK consumer confidence unexpectedly declined in April In April, the consumer confidence eased unexpectedly to a level of -9.00 in the UK, compared to a reading of -7.00 in the previous month. Markets were expecting the consumer confidence to record a flat […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. French consumer confidence unexpectedly climbed in April Consumer confidence recorded an unexpected rise to 101.00 in April, in France, compared to market expectations of a steady reading. In the prior month, consumer confidence had recorded a reading of 100.00. Spanish PPI climbed […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German Ifo business climate index dropped in April The Ifo business climate index recorded a drop to 102.10 in Germany, in April, compared to a revised reading of 103.30 in the prior month. Market expectation was for the Ifo business climate index […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone services PMI unexpected rose in April The preliminary services PMI advanced unexpectedly to 55.00 in April, in the Euro-zone, compared to a level of 54.90 in the prior month. Markets were anticipating services PMI to fall to a level of 54.60. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK retail sales declined more than expected in March In March, the UK retail sales registered a drop of 1.20% on a MoM basis, more than market expectations for a drop of 0.60%. In the prior month, retail sales had risen 0.80%. […]