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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 […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US existing home sales unexpectedly fell in July Existing home sales in the US unexpectedly fell by 0.70%, on monthly basis, to a level of 5.34 million in July, compared to a level of 5.38 million in the prior month. Markets were […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK public sector net cash requirement posted a surplus in July In the UK, public finances (public sector net cash requirement) has posted a surplus £19.20 billion in July, following a revised deficit of £13.40 billion in the prior month. UK public […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone construction output rose in June in the Euro-zone, the seasonally adjusted construction output registered a rise of 0.20% on a monthly basis, in June. In the prior month, construction output had registered a rise of 0.30%. German PPI advanced as expected […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone CPI advanced as expected in July The final consumer price index (CPI) in the Euro-zone recorded a rise of 2.10% on a YoY basis in July, at par with market expectations. In the prior month, the CPI had risen 2.00%. Euro-zone […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK retail sales rose more than expected in July In the UK, retail sales recorded a rise of 3.50% on an annual basis, in July, more than market expectations for a climb of 2.90%. Retail sales had registered a jump of 2.90% […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house price index rose more than expected in June The house price index in the UK recorded a rise of 3.00% on an annual basis in June, higher than market expectations for a rise of 2.60%. In the prior month, the […]