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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. ECB kept its key interest rate steady The ECB, at its December monetary policy meeting, maintained its key interest rate at 0.00%, at par with market expectations. Furthermore, the central bank formally announced the end of its multi-trillion bond-buying programme by December […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house price balance unexpectedly dropped in November House price balance in the UK registered an unexpected drop to 11.00% in November, compared to a revised reading of 10.00% in the previous month. Markets were anticipating house price balance to record a […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK ILO unemployment rate steadied in the August-October 2018 period In the UK, the ILO unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.10% in the August-October 2018 period. Markets were expecting the ILO unemployment rate to record a steady reading. UK average earnings excluding […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK manufacturing production unexpectedly fell in October On a monthly basis, manufacturing production in the UK unexpectedly fell 0.90% in October, compared to an advance of 0.20% in the prior month. Markets were anticipating manufacturing production to remain unchanged. UK total trade […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone GDP rose as expected in 3Q 2018 In 3Q 2018, on an annual basis, the seasonally adjusted final gross domestic product (GDP) in the Euro-zone advanced 1.70%, compared to a revised rise of 2.20% in the prior quarter. Markets were expecting […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German factory orders surprisingly rose in October On a monthly basis, the seasonally adjusted factory orders in Germany recorded an unexpected rise of 0.30% in October, more than market expectations for a drop of 0.40%. Factory orders had climbed by a revised […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK construction PMI unexpectedly advanced in November The construction PMI in the UK unexpectedly advanced to a level of 53.40 in November, higher than market expectations of a drop to a reading of 52.50. The index had registered a level of 53.20 […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK manufacturing PMI rose in November The manufacturing PMI in the UK registered a rise to a level of 53.10 in November, higher than market expectations of an advance to a reading of 51.70. In the prior month, the index had registered […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house prices rose more than expected in November The seasonally adjusted house prices in the UK rose 0.30% on a MoM basis, in November, compared to a flat reading in the prior month. Markets were expecting house prices to rise 0.10%. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK net consumer credit rose less than expected in October Net consumer credit in the UK recorded a rise of £0.90 billion in October, compared to a revised similar rise in the prior month. Markets were anticipating net consumer credit to climb […]