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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone consumer confidence index dropped in April In the Euro-zone, the final consumer confidence index eased to a level of -22.70 in April, compared to a reading of -11.60 in the previous month. Markets were anticipating the consumer confidence index to fall […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK shop price index dropped in April In the UK, the shop price index dropped 1.70% on a YoY basis in April. In the previous month, the shop price index had dropped 0.80%. US advance goods trade deficit widened in March In […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US Dallas Fed manufacturing business index dropped in April In the US, the Dallas Fed manufacturing business index registered a drop to a level of -73.70 in April, compared to a reading of -70.00 in the prior month. Japanese unemployment rate rose […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK retail sales dropped in March In the UK, retail sales slid 5.10% on a MoM basis in March, compared to a drop of 0.30% in the prior month. Market anticipations were for retail sales to fall 4.00%. German business climate index […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK manufacturing PMI dropped in April In the UK, the flash manufacturing PMI dropped to a level of 32.90 in April, compared to a reading of 47.80 in the prior month. Markets were expecting the manufacturing PMI to drop to a level […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CPI advanced in March In the UK, the consumer price index (CPI) recorded a rise of 1.50% on a YoY basis in March. In the previous month, the CPI had registered a rise of 1.70%. UK house price index advanced less […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK unemployment rate unexpectedly rose in the December-February period In the UK, the unemployment rate unexpectedly advanced to a level of 4.00% in the three months to February, compared to a level of 3.90% in the prior month. Markets were expecting the […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone trade surplus widened in February In the Euro-zone, the seasonally adjusted trade surplus widened to €25.80 billion in February, from a revised trade surplus of €18.20 billion in the previous month. Euro-zone current account surplus rose in February In the Euro-zone, […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house price index dropped in April In the UK, the house price index registered a drop of 0.20% on MoM basis in April. In the previous month, the house price index had recorded a rise of 1.00%. Euro-zone CPI advanced as […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone industrial production declined less than expected in February In the Euro-zone, the seasonally adjusted industrial production registered a drop of 0.10% on a MoM basis in February, compared to a rise of 2.30% in the prior month. Markets were expecting the […]