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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK retail sales advanced more than expected in July In the UK, retail sales rose 3.60% on a MoM basis in July, compared to a rise of 13.90% in the prior month. Markets were expecting retail sales to record a rise of […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK consumer confidence remained flat in August In the UK, the flash consumer confidence remained unchanged at a reading of -27.00 in August. Market anticipations were for the consumer confidence to climb to -25.00. Euro-zone construction output rose in June In the […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CPI climbed more than expected in July In the UK, the consumer price index (CPI) recorded a rise of 1.00% on a YoY basis in July, compared to a rise of 0.60% in the prior month. Markets were expecting the CPI […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US housing starts rose in July In the US, housing starts surged 22.60% on a MoM basis in July, compared to a revised rise of 17.50% in the previous month. US building permits rose in July In the US, building permits recorded […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US housing market index rose more-than-expected in August In the US, the housing market index registered a rise to a level of 78.00 in August, compared to a reading of 72.00 in the prior month. Markets were expecting the housing market index […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone GDP declined as expected in 2Q 2020 In the Euro-zone, GDP dropped by 12.10% in 2Q 2020, as expected and compared to a decline of 3.6% in the previous month. Euro-zone trade surplus widened in June In the Euro-zone, the seasonally […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German CPI dropped as initially estimated in July In Germany, the final consumer price index (CPI) registered a drop of 0.10% on a YoY basis in July, compared to a rise of 0.90% in the previous month. The preliminary figures had also […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK GDP fell less than expected in 2Q 2020 In the UK, the flash GDP plunged 20.40% on a QoQ basis in 2Q 2020, compared to a drop of 2.20% in the prior quarter. Markets were expecting GDP to record a drop […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK unemployment rate remained unchanged In the UK, unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.9% in June, compared to a similar rate in the previous month. Markets were expecting the unemployment rate to rise to 4.2%. UK average earnings including bonus declined in […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK retail sales across all sectors rose less than expected in July In the UK, retail sales across all sectors advanced 4.30% on a YoY basis in July, compared to an advance of 10.90% in the previous month. Markets were anticipating retail […]