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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK manufacturing PMI advanced in July In the UK, the preliminary manufacturing PMI rose to a level of 53.60 in July, compared to a reading of 50.10 in the prior month. Market anticipations were for the manufacturing PMI to advance to a […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK consumer confidence index remained unchanged in July In the UK, the consumer confidence index recorded an unchanged reading at -27.00 in July. Markers were expecting to rise to a level of – 26.00. Euro-zone consumer confidence index unexpectedly dropped in July […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US housing price index unexpectedly fell in May In the US, the housing price index registered an unexpected drop of 0.30% on a MoM basis in May, compared to a revised rise of 0.10% in the previous month. Markets were expecting the […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK public sector net borrowing deficit narrowed less than expected in June In the UK, public sector net borrowing reported a deficit of £34.80 billion in June, compared to a revised deficit of £44.70 billion in the previous month. Market anticipations were […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone current account surplus unexpectedly narrowed in May In the Euro-zone, current account surplus unexpectedly narrowed to €8.00 billion in May, compared to a current account surplus of €14.40 billion in the previous month. Markets expected the seasonally adjusted current account surplus […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone CPI rose as expected in June In the Euro-zone, the final consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.30% on a YoY basis in June, as initially estimated and compared to an advance of 0.10% in the previous month. Euro-zone construction output advanced […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK unemployment rate remained steady in the March to May period In the UK, the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.90% in the March to May period. Markets were expecting the unemployment rate to advance to 4.20%. The ECB leaves rates and […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CPI rose more than expected in June In the UK, the consumer price index (CPI) climbed 0.60% on a YoY basis in June, compared to a rise of 0.50% in the prior month. Markets were expecting the CPI to record a […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK GDP advanced less than expected in May In the UK, GDP rose 1.80% on a MoM basis in May, compared to a revised drop of 20.30% in the prior month. Markets were expecting GDP to record a rise of 5.00%. UK […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK retail sales across all sectors climbed in June In the UK, retail sales across all sectors jumped 10.90% on a YoY basis in June, compared to a rise of 7.90% in the previous month. US budget deficit widened in June In […]