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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 […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK manufacturing PMI surprisingly advanced in December The manufacturing PMI registered an unexpected rise to a level of 56.10 in the UK, in December, compared to market expectations of a fall to 53.30. In the previous month, the manufacturing PMI had recorded […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone manufacturing PMI registered a rise in December In December, the final manufacturing PMI in the Euro-zone rose to a level of 54.90, compared to a reading of 53.70 in the prior month. Markets were expecting the manufacturing PMI to climb to […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house prices rose more than expected in December On a MoM basis in December, the seasonally adjusted house prices climbed 0.80% in the UK, more than market expectations for an advance of 0.20%. House prices had registered a revised flat reading […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK BBA mortgage approvals eased unexpectedly in November BBA mortgage approvals in the UK registered an unexpected drop to 40.66 K in November, compared to market expectations of a rise to 41.40 K. BBA mortgage approvals had registered a revised level of […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK GDP rose more than expected in 3Q 2016 In 3Q 2016, on a QoQ basis, the final gross domestic product (GDP) in the UK climbed 0.60%, compared to a rise of 0.70% in the prior quarter. Market expectation was for GDP […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK business barometer recorded a rise in December The business barometer climbed to 39.00 in December, in the UK. In the previous month, the business barometer had registered a level of 32.00. Italian industrial orders unexpectedly fell in October On an annual […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK consumer confidence advanced surprisingly in December The consumer confidence registered an unexpected rise to a level of -7.00 in the UK, in December, compared to a reading of -8.00 in the previous month. Markets were expecting the consumer confidence to record […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CBI distributive trade survey’s retail sales balance recorded an unexpected rise in December The CBI distributive trade survey’s retail sales balance rose unexpectedly to 35.00% in December, in the UK, compared to market expectations of a fall to a level of […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone labour cost rose in 3Q 2016 In the Euro-zone, labour cost climbed 1.50% in 3Q 2016 on a quarterly basis. Labour cost had advanced 1.00% in the prior quarter. Euro-zone construction output advanced in October On a monthly basis, the seasonally […]