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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK retail sales remained steady in September In the UK, retail sales remained steady on a MoM basis in September, compared to a revised drop of 0.30% in the prior month. Market expectation was for retail sales to advance 0.10%. Euro-zone construction […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CPI climbed less than anticipated in September In the UK, the consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.70% on a YoY basis in September, less than market expectations for an advance of 1.80%. The CPI had registered a similar rise in the […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK unemployment rate surprisingly advanced in the June-August 2019 period In the UK, the unemployment rate registered an unexpected rise to a level of 3.90% in the June-August 2019 period, compared to market expectations of a steady reading. The unemployment rate had […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone industrial production rose more than expected in August In the Euro-zone, the seasonally adjusted industrial production climbed 0.40% on a MoM basis in August, higher than market expectations for a rise of 0.30%. Industrial production had registered a drop of 0.40% […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German CPI remain unchanged in September In Germany, the final consumer price index (CPI) remained steady on a MoM basis in September. The CPI had registered a drop of 0.20% in the prior month. US consumer sentiment index unexpectedly advanced in October […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. ECB minutes: Officials oppose the decision to resume QE Minutes of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) recent monetary policy meeting, revealed that the ECB policymakers remained deeply divided over the re-launch of the quantitative easing (QE) programme in November, arguing that it […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house price balance unexpected rose in September In the UK, the house price balance recorded an unexpected rise to a level of 2.00% in September, compared to market expectations of a fall to 7.00%. In the previous month, house price balance […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German industrial production rose as expected in August In Germany, the seasonally adjusted industrial production climbed 0.30% on a MoM basis in August, at par with market expectations. Industrial production had dropped by a revised 0.40% in the previous month. Powell: Fed […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Halifax house price index fell as expected in September In the UK, the Halifax house price index slid 0.40% on a MoM basis in September, compared to a revised rise of 0.20% in the previous month. Markets were anticipating the index […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Powell: US economy ‘in a good place’ The US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman, Jerome Powell, stated that the US economy is in a good place despite facing some risks. Moreover, he added that the Fed must do what it can to keep […]