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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK construction PMI surprisingly slid in December In the UK, the construction PMI recorded an unexpected drop to a level of 44.40 in December, compared to a level of 45.30 in the previous month. Markets were anticipating the construction PMI to rise […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK manufacturing PMI dropped in December In the UK, the final manufacturing PMI fell to a level of 47.50 in December, compared to market expectations of a fall to a level of 47.60. The manufacturing PMI had recorded a level of 48.90 […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US housing price index rose less than expected in October In the US, the housing price index registered a rise of 0.20% on a MoM basis in October, compared to a revised advance of 0.70% in the previous month. Markets were anticipating […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US durable goods orders surprisingly dropped in November In the US, the flash durable goods orders unexpectedly fell 2.00% on MoM basis in November. Durable goods orders had advanced 0.50% in the prior month. US Chicago Fed national activity index climbed in […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK GDP rose in 3Q 2019 In the UK, the final gross domestic product (GDP) climbed 0.40% on a QoQ basis in 3Q 2019. In the prior quarter, GDP had recorded a drop of 0.20%. Euro-zone current account surplus expanded in October […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. BoE keeps its key interest rate unchanged and trims its growth forecast The BoE, in its December monetary policy meeting, held the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.75%, as widely expected, but indicated that it might cut the rates if global economic […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CPI rose as expected in November In the UK, the consumer price index (CPI) registered a rise of 0.20% on a MoM basis in November, in line with market expectations. The CPI had dropped 0.20% in the previous month. Euro-zone CPI […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK ILO unemployment rate steadied in the August-October 2019 period In the UK, the ILO unemployment rate remained steady at 3.80% in the August-October 2019 period. Market anticipation was for the ILO unemployment rate to rise to a level of 3.90%. Euro-zone […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK services PMI surprisingly slid in December In the UK, the flash services PMI unexpectedly dropped to a level of 49.00 in December. In the prior month, the services PMI had registered to a reading of 49.30. UK manufacturing PMI unexpectedly dropped […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Rightmove house price index eased in December In the UK, the Rightmove house price index fell 0.90% on a MoM basis in December. In the prior month, the index had fallen 1.30%. US advance retail sales advanced less than expected in […]