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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Halifax house price index advanced less than expected in February The Halifax house price index registered a rise of 0.10% on a monthly basis in the UK, in February, compared to a fall of 1.10% in the prior month. Markets were […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK new car registrations dropped in February In the UK, new car registrations slid 0.30% in February on a YoY basis. New car registrations had registered a rise of 2.90% in the previous month. UK retail sales across all sectors dropped more […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK construction PMI surprisingly rose in February In the UK, the construction PMI climbed unexpectedly to 52.50 in February, higher than market expectations of a drop to 52.00. The construction PMI had registered a level of 52.20 in the previous month. Euro-zone […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK M4 Ex-IOFCs 3M annualised climbed in January In the UK, M4 Ex-IOFCs 3M annualised registered a rise of 1.80% on a MoM basis, in January. M4 Ex-IOFCs 3M annualised had recorded a revised rise of 3.10% in the previous month. UK […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK BRC shop price index declined less than expected in February On a YoY basis in February, the BRC shop price index slid 1.00% in the UK, lower than market expectations for a drop of 1.40%. The BRC shop price index had […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK consumer confidence dropped in February In February, the consumer confidence in the UK recorded a drop to -6.00, compared to a level of -5.00 in the previous month. Markets were expecting the consumer confidence to drop to a level of -6.00. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK BBA mortgage approvals surprisingly rose in January In January, BBA mortgage approvals unexpectedly climbed to a level of 44.66 K in the UK, higher than market expectations of a drop to a level of 42.60 K. BBA mortgage approvals had registered […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CBI distributive trade survey’s retail sales balance rose in February The CBI distributive trade survey’s retail sales balance climbed to 9.00% in the UK, in February, compared to market expectations of a rise to 4.00%. In the previous month, the CBI […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK index of services advanced as expected in December On a monthly basis in the UK, the index of services rose 0.80% in December, at par with market expectations. The index of services had advanced 0.90% in the September-November 2016 period. UK […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK public sector net borrowing reported a surplus in January The public sector net borrowing has reported a surplus £9.80 billion in January, in the UK, from a revised deficit of £4.20 billion in the previous month. Markets were anticipating public sector […]