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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Number of unemployment benefits claimants in the UK recorded a rise in December In the UK, number of unemployment benefits claimants recorded an increase of 2.30 K in December, following a gain of 2.40 K in the previous month. Market expectation was […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Theresa May outlined clean break for Britain During a speech at Lancaster House in London, the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, laid out her vision for a cleaner break from Europe. May confirmed that Britain would leave the European Union (EU) single […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. IMF’s global growth forecasts for 2017 and 2018 remained unchanged The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released a quarterly update to its world economic outlook, with a cautious stance to the policies of US President-elect, Donald Trump. The IMF’s 2017 and 2018 […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Rightmove house price index registered a rise in January In the UK, the Rightmove house price index advanced 3.20% on a YoY basis, in January. The Rightmove house price index had registered a rise of 3.40% in the prior month. UK […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. ECB meeting minutes revealed that members disagreed over bond-buying extension Minutes of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) December meeting showed that members were divided in the decision to extend the central bank’s mass bond-buying programme as inflation accelerates in the Euro-zone. At […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. BoE Governor Mark Carney struck a different tone on Brexit The Bank of England (BoE) Governor, Mark Carney, in his testimony to the Parliament’s Treasury Select Committee stated that Brexit is no longer the biggest risk to UK’s financial stability, reversing his […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. French industrial production rose more than expected in November In November, industrial production in France advanced 2.20% on a MoM basis, higher than market expectations for a rise of 0.60%. Industrial production had registered a revised drop of 0.10% in the previous […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Halifax house price index rose more than expected in December In December, on a monthly basis, the Halifax house price index advanced 1.70% in the UK, more than market expectations for a rise of 0.30%. In the previous month, the Halifax […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone retail sales declined as expected in November On a MoM basis, the seasonally adjusted retail sales in the Euro-zone fell 0.40% in November, meeting market expectations. In the prior month, retail sales had recorded a revised rise of 1.40%. Euro-zone industrial […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK construction PMI climbed unexpectedly in December The construction PMI in the UK climbed unexpectedly to 54.20 in December, compared to market expectations of a fall to a level of 52.50. The construction PMI had registered a level of 52.80 in the […]