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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK retail sales surprisingly dropped in December In the UK, retail sales recorded an unexpected drop of 0.60% on a MoM basis in December. Retail sales had fallen by a revised 0.80% in the previous month. Euro-zone CPI advanced as expected in […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German CPI rose as expected in December In Germany, the final consumer price index (CPI) climbed 1.50% on a YoY basis in December, compared to an advance of 1.10% in the prior month. Market anticipation was for the CPI to advance 1.50%. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CPI rose less than expected in December In the UK, the consumer price index (CPI) advanced 1.30% on YoY basis in December, less than market expectations for a rise of 1.50%. The CPI had risen 1.50% in the previous month. UK […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US CPI rose as expected in December In the US, the consumer price index (CPI) registered a rise of 0.20% on a MoM basis in December, compared to a rise of 0.30% in the prior month. Market anticipation was for the CPI […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK GDP dropped in November In the UK, gross domestic product (GDP) fell 0.30% on a MoM basis in November. In the previous month, GDP had recorded a revised rise of 0.10%. UK manufacturing production dropped more than expected in November In […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US unemployment rate remained unchanged in December In the US, unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.50% in December, in line with market expectations. US non-farm payrolls rose in December In the US, non-farm payrolls climbed by 145.00 K in December, lower than […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Mark Carney: BoE to lower key interest rates soon The BoE Governor, Mark Carney, indicated that central bank might cut interest rates soon to provide support to the British economy, as the economic growth had been sluggish in recent months and that […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Halifax house price index advanced in December In the UK, the Halifax house price index rose 1.70% on a MoM basis in December. In the prior month, the index had risen by a revised 1.20%. Euro-zone consumer confidence index declined in […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone retail sales rose more than expected in November In the Euro-zone, the seasonally adjusted retail sales recorded a rise of 1.00% on a MoM basis in November, higher than market expectations for an advance of 0.60%. Retail sales had registered a […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK services PMI unexpectedly climbed in December In the UK, the final services PMI unexpectedly climbed to a level of 50.00 in December, compared to market expectations of a fall to a level of 49.20. The services PMI had recorded to a […]