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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK manufacturing PMI fell in February In the UK, the final manufacturing PMI declined to a level of 51.7 in February, compared to market expectations of a decline to 51.8. In the prior month, the manufacturing PMI had registered a level of […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house prices rose in February In the UK, the seasonally adjusted house prices recorded a rise of 0.30% on a MoM basis in February. In the prior month, house prices had risen 0.50%. German CPI advanced in February In Germany, the […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK consumer confidence rose in February In the UK, the consumer confidence rose to a level of -7.00 in February, compared to a level of -9.00 in the previous month. Euro-zone consumer confidence index rose in February In the Euro-zone, the final […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US mortgage applications rose in the last week In the US, mortgage applications advanced 1.50% on a weekly basis in the week ended 21 February 2020. Mortgage applications had fallen 6.40% in the previous week. US new home sales climbed in January […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CBI distributive trade survey’s retail sales balance rose in February In the UK, the CBI distributive trade survey’s retail sales balance rose to a level of 1.00% in February, compared to market expectations of a rise to a level of 4.00%. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German Ifo business climate index surprisingly rose in February In Germany, the Ifo business climate index unexpectedly rose to a level of 96.10 in February, compared to a revised level of 96.00 in the previous month. Markets were expecting the index to […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK manufacturing PMI unexpectedly rose in February In the UK, the preliminary manufacturing PMI unexpectedly climbed to a level of 51.90 in February. In the previous month, the manufacturing PMI had registered to a level of 50.00. UK services PMI slid in […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK retail sales advanced in January In the UK, retail sales recorded a rise of 0.90% on a MoM basis in January. In the previous month, the retail sales had fallen by a revised 0.50%. Euro-zone consumer confidence index surprisingly advanced in […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CPI rose more than expected in January In the UK, the consumer price index (CPI) registered a rise of 1.80% on a YoY basis in January, compared to an increase of 1.30% in the prior month. Markets were anticipating the CPI […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK ILO unemployment rate remain unchanged in the October-December 2019 period In the UK, the ILO unemployment rate remained flat at a level of 3.80% in the October-December 2019 period, meeting market expectations. Euro-zone economic sentiment index unexpectedly declined in February In […]