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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%. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CPI advanced less than expected in March On a YoY basis, in March, the consumer price index (CPI) climbed 2.50% in the UK, compared to a rise of 2.70% in the prior month. Markets were expecting the CPI to rise 2.70%. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK ILO unemployment rate eased surprisingly in the December-February 2018 period In the December-February 2018 period, the ILO unemployment rate registered an unexpected drop to 4.20% in the UK, compared to market expectations of a steady reading. In the November-January 2018 period, […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Swiss producer and import price index rose in March On a YoY basis, the producer and import price index advanced 2.00% in Switzerland, in March. The producer and import price index had risen 2.30% in the previous month. US advance retail sales […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Rightmove house price index registered a rise in April On a YoY basis, the Rightmove house price index in the UK advanced 1.60% in April. The Rightmove house price index had advanced 2.10% in the previous month. Euro-zone trade surplus widened […]