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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. BoE held rates, set the stage for interest rate hike in ‘coming months’ The Bank of England’s (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 7-2 to keep interest rates on hold at 0.25% and its asset purchase facility at £435.00 billion, as widely […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CPI rose more than expected in August On an annual basis, the consumer price index (CPI) climbed 2.90% in August, in the UK, compared to a rise of 2.60% in the prior month. Markets were expecting the CPI to advance 2.80%. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CPI rose more than expected in August On an annual basis, the consumer price index (CPI) climbed 2.90% in August, in the UK, compared to a rise of 2.60% in the prior month. Markets were expecting the CPI to advance 2.80%. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Italian industrial production surprisingly climbed in July In Italy, the seasonally adjusted industrial production unexpectedly climbed 0.10% on a monthly basis in July, higher than market expectations for a drop of 0.40%. In the previous month, industrial production had risen 1.10%. Italian […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK total trade deficit declined in July The UK has reported total trade deficit of £2.87 billion in July, following a revised total trade deficit of £2.91 billion in the previous month. Market anticipation was for the nation to record a total […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Halifax house price index advanced more than expected in the June-August 2017 period On a YoY basis, in the June-August 2017 period, the Halifax house price index recorded a rise of 2.60% in the UK, more than market expectations for a […]

London open: Stocks nudge up as investors mull corporate news; ECB eyed London stocks edged just a touch higher in early trade on Thursday as investors sifted through corporate news and eyed the latest rate announcement from the European Central Bank. At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% to 7,358.38. The European Central […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German factory orders surprisingly fell in July On a MoM basis, the seasonally adjusted factory orders unexpectedly dropped 0.70% in Germany, in July, lower than market expectations for an advance of 0.20%. Factory orders had advanced by a revised 0.90% in the […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK services PMI declined in August In the UK, the services PMI eased to 53.20 in August, compared to a level of 53.80 in the prior month. Markets were anticipating the services PMI to ease to a level of 53.50. UK official […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK construction PMI surprisingly fell in August The construction PMI in the UK recorded an unexpected drop to a level of 51.10 in August, compared to market expectations of a rise to a level of 52.00. In the prior month, the construction […]