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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK new car registrations eased in July On a YoY basis, new car registrations slid 9.30% in July, in the UK. New car registrations had dropped 4.80% in the previous month. German factory orders rose more than expected in June In June, […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. BoE held benchmark interest rate steady, slashed growth forecast The Bank of England’s (BoE) monetary policy committee voted 6-2 to hold the key interest rate steady at 0.25%. The central bank also left unchanged the size of its asset purchase programme at […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house prices unexpectedly climbed in July The seasonally adjusted house prices in the UK unexpectedly rose 0.30% on a MoM basis in July, higher than market expectations for a drop of 0.10%. In the previous month, house prices had risen 1.10%. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK number of mortgage approvals for house purchases declined in June Number of mortgage approvals for house purchases in the UK dropped to 64.70 K in June, lower than market expectations of a fall to 65.00 K. In the previous month, number […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone consumer confidence index dropped in July The final consumer confidence index registered a drop to -1.70 in the Euro-zone, in July, compared to a level of -1.30 in the previous month. The preliminary figures had also indicated a drop to -1.70. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK consumer confidence slid in July In July, the consumer confidence recorded a drop to -12.00 in the UK, compared to a reading of -10.00 in the prior month. Market expectation was for the consumer confidence to drop to -11.00. UK CBI […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK GDP rose as expected in 2Q 2017 On a YoY basis, the preliminary gross domestic product (GDP) advanced 1.70% in 2Q 2017, in the UK, at par with market expectations. GDP had recorded a rise of 2.00% in the prior quarter. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CBI business optimism increased in 3Q 2017 Optimism among London businesses for the next six months has climbed, with a net 5.00% of firms showing optimism about their business prospects in 3Q 2017, as compared to a net 1.00% of firms […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone manufacturing PMI fell in July In the Euro-zone, the preliminary manufacturing PMI dropped to 56.80 in July, compared to a reading of 57.40 in the prior month. Markets were anticipating the manufacturing PMI to fall to a level of 57.20. Euro-zone […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK public sector net cash requirement reported a deficit in June Public finances (public sector net cash requirement) has reported a deficit of £17.80 billion in June, in the UK, following a revised deficit of £9.80 billion in the previous month. UK […]