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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Spanish calendar adjusted industrial output rose less than expected in March On an annual basis, the calendar adjusted industrial output in Spain climbed 0.40% in March, less than market expectations for an advance of 2.00%. In the previous month, the calendar adjusted […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK services PMI surprisingly rose in April Compared to a level of 55.00 in the prior month the services PMI unexpectedly advanced to 55.80 in the UK, in April. Market expectation was for the services PMI to fall to 54.50. UK net […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK construction PMI unexpectedly rose in April In the UK, the construction PMI climbed unexpectedly to a level of 53.10 in April, compared to market expectations of a fall to a level of 52.00. In the previous month, the construction PMI had […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK manufacturing PMI unexpectedly rose in April In April, the manufacturing PMI in the UK registered an unexpected rise to 57.30, compared to market expectations of a drop to 54.00. The manufacturing PMI had recorded a level of 54.20 in the prior […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK GDP advanced less than expected in 1Q 2017 In 1Q 2017, the flash gross domestic product (GDP) recorded a rise of 2.10% on a YoY basis in the UK, lower than market expectations for a rise of 2.20%. In the prior […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK business barometer rose in April In April, the business barometer rose to a level of 47.00 % in the UK. The business barometer had recorded a level of 35.00 % in the previous month. UK CBI distributive trade survey’s retail sales […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. French consumer confidence steadied in April In April, consumer confidence in France remained steady at a level of 100.00. Markets were expecting consumer confidence to remain unchanged. Swiss economic expectations index dropped in April The economic expectations index eased to 22.20 in […]

UK public sector net borrowing reported a deficit in March In the UK, the public sector net borrowing has posted a deficit £4.40 billion in March, following a revised surplus of £0.70 billion in the previous month. Markets were anticipating public sector net borrowing to show a deficit of £1.50 billion. UK public sector net […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CBI Business Optimism declined in 2Q 2017 Optimism among London businesses for the next six months has declined, with a net 1.00% of firms showing optimism about their business prospects in 2Q 2017, as compared to a net 15.00% of firms […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK retail sales advanced less than expected in March On an annual basis, retail sales climbed 1.70% in the UK, in March, lower than market expectations for an advance of 3.30%. In the previous month, retail sales had climbed 3.70%. UK retail […]