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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK construction output unexpectedly advanced in November In November, on a YoY basis, construction output in the UK registered an unexpected rise of 0.40%, higher than market expectations for a drop of 1.00%. Construction output had climbed by a revised 1.30% in […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone unemployment rate dropped in November In November, the unemployment rate dropped to 8.70% in the Euro-zone, compared to a level of 8.80% in the prior month. Markets were expecting the unemployment rate to drop to a level of 8.70%. German industrial […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Halifax house price index unexpectedly dropped in December On a MoM basis in the UK, the Halifax house price index recorded an unexpected drop of 0.60% in December, compared to market expectations for a rise of 0.20%. In the prior month, […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK new car registrations dropped in December On an annual basis, new car registrations in the UK dropped 14.40% in December. New car registrations had dropped 11.20% in the prior month. Euro-zone PPI rose more than expected in November The producer price […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK number of mortgage approvals for house purchases surprisingly climbed in November In the UK, number of mortgage approvals for house purchases recorded an unexpected rise to a level of 65.10 K in November, compared to a revised reading of 64.90 K […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK construction PMI fell in December The construction PMI in the UK dropped to 52.20 in December, lower than market expectations of a fall to a level of 53.00. The construction PMI had registered a level of 53.10 in the prior month. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CBI trends selling prices rose in December In December, CBI trends selling prices in the UK rose to a level of 23.00. CBI trends selling prices had recorded a reading of 17.00 in the previous month. UK balance of firms reporting […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone trade surplus narrowed in October The non-seasonally adjusted trade surplus in the Euro-zone dropped to €18.90 billion in October, compared to a trade surplus of €26.40 billion in the prior month. Euro-zone trade surplus fell in October The seasonally adjusted trade […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Bank of England held interest rate steady at 0.50%, stuck to its outlook for modest tightening The Bank of England’s (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously agreed to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.50% and its asset purchase facility at […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house price balance declined in November House price balance recorded a drop to 0.00% in the UK, in November, compared to a reading of 1.00% in the prior month. Market expectation was for house price balance to fall to 0.00%. Number […]