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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK construction PMI surprisingly advanced in June The UK’s construction PMI unexpectedly climbed to a level of 53.10 in June, compared to a reading of 52.50 in the previous month. Euro-zone retail sales remained unchanged in May On a monthly basis, in […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK manufacturing PMI recorded an unexpected rise in June The manufacturing PMI in the UK unexpectedly climbed to a level of 54.40 in June, compared to market expectations of a fall to a reading of 54.00. The index had registered a revised […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK GDP rose more than expected in 1Q 2018 On a QoQ basis, the final gross domestic product (GDP) in the UK registered a rise of 0.20% in 1Q 2018, compared to a rise of 0.40% in the previous quarter. The preliminary […]

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

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house prices advanced more than expected in June In June, on a monthly basis, the seasonally adjusted house prices in the UK climbed 0.50%, compared to a drop of 0.20% in the previous month. Markets were expecting house prices to climb […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US CB consumer confidence index dropped in June The CB consumer confidence index eased to 126.40 in June, in the US, compared to market expectations of a fall to a level of 128.00. The CB consumer confidence index had registered a revised […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Bank of England held its benchmark interest rate, moves closer to August interest rate hike The Bank of England (BoE), in its June monetary policy meeting, voted 6-3 to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 0.50%. The central bank’s Chief Economist, […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone current account surplus dropped in April The Euro-zone has reported the seasonally adjusted current account surplus of €28.40 billion in April, compared to a revised current account surplus of €32.80 billion in the prior month. Euro-zone construction output rose in April […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone current account surplus dropped in April The Euro-zone has reported the seasonally adjusted current account surplus of €28.40 billion in April, compared to a revised current account surplus of €32.80 billion in the prior month. Euro-zone construction output rose in April […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Italian trade surplus narrowed in April The trade surplus in Italy fell to €2.93 billion in April. The nation had registered a revised trade surplus of €4.52 billion in the prior month. US housing market index surprisingly declined in June In June, […]