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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Halifax house price index advanced less than expected in October In the UK, the Halifax house price index rose 0.70%, on a MoM basis, in October, lower than market expectations for a rise of 0.80%. In the previous month, the index […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone services PMI eased in October The final services PMI in the Euro-zone recorded a drop to a level of 53.70 in October, higher than market expectations of a fall to a level of 53.30. In the previous month, the index had […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK services PMI declined in October In the UK, the services PMI registered a drop to a level of 52.20 in October, lower than market expectations of a fall to a reading of 53.40. In the previous month, the index had registered […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK construction PMI unexpectedly rose in October In the UK, the construction PMI recorded an unexpected rise to a level of 53.20 in October, higher than market expectations of a drop to a reading of 52.00. The index had registered a level […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. BoE kept its key interest rate steady The Bank of England (BoE), at its November monetary policy meeting, opted to keep the benchmark interest rate steady at 0.75% and its asset purchase facility at £435.0 billion. Furthermore, the BoE hinted at faster […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone unemployment rate remained steady in September The unemployment rate in the Euro-zone remained unchanged at 8.10% in September, at par with market expectations. Euro-zone CPI rose as expected in October On an annual basis, the flash consumer price index (CPI) in […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK consumer confidence index eased in October The GfK consumer confidence index in the UK eased to a level of -10.00 in October, in line with market expectations. The index had recorded a level of -9.00 in the previous month. Euro-zone GDP […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK mortgage approvals for house purchases slid in September In the UK, number of mortgage approvals for house purchases registered a drop to a level of 65.30 K in September, compared to market expectations of a fall to a level of 64.70 […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. ECB: Professional forecasters trimmed inflation and GDP growth guidance for 2018 & 2019 The European Central Bank’s (ECB) Survey of Professional Forecasters for the fourth quarter of 2018 revealed that headline inflation projections for the Euro-zone for 2018, 2019 and 2020 were […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. ECB kept its key interest rate steady The ECB, in its October monetary policy meeting, opted to keep the benchmark interest rates unchanged at a record low of 0.00%. Further, the central bank stated that it remains on course to halt its […]