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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. ECB kept its key interest rate steady The ECB, in its October monetary policy meeting, opted to keep the benchmark interest rates unchanged at a record low of 0.00%. Further, the central bank stated that it remains on course to halt its […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone manufacturing PMI dropped in October In the Euro-zone, the flash manufacturing PMI recorded a drop to a level of 52.10 in October, compared to market expectations of a fall to a reading of 53.00. The index had recorded a level of […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK balance of firms reporting total order book above normal surprisingly dropped in October The UK balance of firms reporting total order book above normal unexpectedly eased to a level of -6.00 in October, compared to market expectations of an advance to […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US Chicago Fed national activity index fell in September In the US, the Chicago Fed national activity index registered a drop to a level of 0.17 in September, compared to market expectations of a fall to a reading of 0.21. In the […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK public sector net borrowing posted deficit in September In the UK, the public sector net borrowing has reported a deficit of £3.30 billion, in September, following a revised deficit of £4.80 billion in the previous month. Market anticipation was for public […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK retail sales declined more than expected in September On a monthly basis, retail sales in the UK registered a drop of 0.80% in September, compared to a revised rise of 0.40% in the prior month. Markets were expecting retail sales to […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. BoE warned over no-deal Brexit scenario The Bank of England’s (BoE) Financial Policy Committee minutes hinted that the British Pound could deteriorate significantly if the nation left the European Union without a new trade deal. Meanwhile, the policymakers warned that the new […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK ILO unemployment rate remained unchanged in the June-August 2018 period In the UK, the ILO unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.00% in the June-August 2018 period, meeting market expectations. Euro-zone trade surplus expanded in August In the Euro-zone, the seasonally adjusted […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US NY Empire State manufacturing index rose in October In the US, the NY Empire State manufacturing index climbed to a level of 21.10 in October, compared to market expectations of a rise to a reading of 20.00. In the previous month, […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Rightmove house price index climbed in October In the UK, the Rightmove house price index registered a rise of 1.00% on a MoM basis, in October. In the prior month, the index had registered a rise of 0.70%. Euro-zone industrial production […]