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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Spring Statement: UK economic growth to pick-up slightly this year UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, in his first Spring Statement, raised Britain’s growth projections and predicted a fall in government borrowing as well as national debt over the coming years. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US posted budget deficit in February Budget deficit in the US stood at $215.20 billion in February. The US had posted a budget surplus of $49.20 billion in the prior month. Japanese domestic corporate goods price index advanced as expected in February […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK visible trade deficit widened in January Visible trade deficit in the UK rose to £12.33 billion in January, compared to a revised visible trade deficit of £11.77 billion in the previous month. Market anticipation was for the country’s visible trade deficit […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. ECB kept monetary policy unchanged, dropped its pledge to expand stimulus if needed The European Central Bank (ECB), at its March monetary policy meeting, opted to keep the benchmark interest rates unchanged at a record low of 0.00% and to continue its […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Halifax house price index rose more than expected in the December-February 2018 period In the December-February 2018 period, the Halifax house price index rose 1.80% in the UK, on a YoY basis, higher than market expectations for a rise of 1.60%. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone retail PMI climbed in February The retail PMI advanced to 52.30 in February, in the Euro-zone. The retail PMI had recorded a level of 50.80 in the prior month. Swiss CPI rose more than expected in February The consumer price index […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Markit composite PMI declined in February In February, the final Markit composite PMI dropped to 54.50 in the UK, higher than market expectations of a fall to 53.60. The preliminary figures had recorded a fall to 53.50. In the previous month, […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK construction PMI advanced in February In February, the construction PMI in the UK climbed to 51.40, compared to a reading of 50.20 in the previous month. Market anticipation was for the construction PMI to rise to 50.50. UK needs to face […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK net consumer credit advanced as expected in January Net consumer credit climbed £1.40 billion in the UK, in January, in line with market expectations. In the previous month, net consumer credit had registered a revised rise of £1.60 billion. UK house […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone core CPI rose as expected in February In February, the flash core consumer price index (CPI) registered a rise of 1.00% on a YoY basis in the Euro-zone, compared to a similar rise in the prior month. Markets were anticipating the […]