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London open: Stocks nudge up as investors mull corporate news; ECB eyed London stocks edged just a touch higher in early trade on Thursday as investors sifted through corporate news and eyed the latest rate announcement from the European Central Bank. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% to 7,358.38. The European Central […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German factory orders surprisingly fell in July On a MoM basis, the seasonally adjusted factory orders unexpectedly dropped 0.70% in Germany, in July, lower than market expectations for an advance of 0.20%. Factory orders had advanced by a revised 0.90% in the […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK services PMI declined in August In the UK, the services PMI eased to 53.20 in August, compared to a level of 53.80 in the prior month. Markets were anticipating the services PMI to ease to a level of 53.50. UK official […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK construction PMI surprisingly fell in August The construction PMI in the UK recorded an unexpected drop to a level of 51.10 in August, compared to market expectations of a rise to a level of 52.00. In the prior month, the construction […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK manufacturing PMI surprisingly advanced in August In August, the manufacturing PMI in the UK recorded an unexpected rise to a level of 56.90, compared to market expectations of a fall to a level of 55.00. The manufacturing PMI had recorded a […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK net lending to individuals rose in July Net lending to individuals advanced £4.78 billion, in July, in the UK. Net lending to individuals had advanced by a revised £5.48 billion in the prior month. Euro-zone unemployment rate remained steady in July […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK M4 money supply rose in July M4 money supply registered a rise of 0.50% on a MoM basis, in July, in the UK. M4 money supply had recorded a revised drop of 0.10% in the previous month. UK business barometer declined […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house prices advanced less than expected in August On an annual basis, the non-seasonally adjusted house prices rose 2.10% in August, in the UK, compared with an advance of 2.90% in the previous month. Markets were anticipating house prices to rise […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone M3 money supply rose less than expected in July In July, M3 money supply in the Euro-zone rose 4.50% on a YoY basis, less than market expectations for an advance of 4.90%. In the prior month, M3 money supply had registered […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK GDP rose as expected in 2Q 2017 In the UK, the second estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.30% on a quarterly basis in 2Q 2017, at par with market expectations. GDP had registered a rise of 0.20% in the […]