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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone CPI rose less than expected in May In the Euro-zone, the flash consumer price index (CPI) climbed 0.10% on a YoY basis in May, compared to a rise of 0.30% in the prior month. Market anticipations were for the CPI to […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone consumer confidence index rose in May In the Euro-zone, the final consumer confidence index advanced to a level of -18.80 in May, compared to a revised level of -22.00 in the previous month. German CPI advanced as expected in May In […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Christine Lagarde: Euro-zone economy to shrink between 8%-12% in 2020 The European Central Bank (ECB) President, Christine Lagarde, warned that the Euro-zone economy is likely to shrink between 8.0% and 12.0% this year, in line with the central bank’s previously outlined medium […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German consumer confidence index rose in June In Germany, the consumer confidence index advanced to a level of -18.90 in June, compared to a revised reading of -23.10 in the previous month. Markets were expecting the consumer confidence index to record a […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German GDP fell in 1Q 2020 In Germany, the seasonally adjusted final gross domestic product (GDP) recorded a drop of 2.20% on a QoQ basis in 1Q 2020, compared with a revised fall of 0.10% in prior quarter. Markets were expecting GDP […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK manufacturing PMI advanced in May In the UK, the preliminary manufacturing PMI registered a rise to 40.60 in May, compared to a reading of 32.60 in the prior month. Market expectations were for the manufacturing PMI to rise to a level […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CPI rose less than expected in April In the UK, the consumer price index (CPI) advanced 0.80% on a YoY basis in April, compared to a rise of 1.50% in the prior month. Market anticipations were for the CPI to climb […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped in the three months to March In the UK, the unemployment rate recorded an unexpected drop to a level of 3.90% in the three months to March, compared to a level of 4.00% in the previous month. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US housing market index advanced in May In the US, the housing market index rose to a level of 37.00 in May, compared to a reading of 30.00 in the prior month. Markets were expecting the housing market index to record an […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone GDP dropped in 1Q 2020 In the Euro-zone, the seasonally adjusted second estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) slid 3.80% on a QoQ basis in 1Q 2020, compared to a rise of 0.10% in prior quarter. Markets were expecting GDP to […]