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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. ECB kept its key interest rate unchanged The European Central Bank (ECB) kept its key interest rate unchanged at 0.00%, at par with market expectations 0.00%, and reiterated its plan to end its massive bond-buying programme in December 2018. The ECB Chief, […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German Ifo business expectations index dropped in July The Ifo business expectations index in Germany eased to a level of 98.20 in July, compared to market expectations of a drop to a level of 98.30. In the previous month, the index had […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone manufacturing PMI advanced unexpectedly in July In the Euro-zone, the flash manufacturing PMI recorded an unexpected rise to a level of 55.10 in July, compared to a reading of 54.90 in the prior month. Market anticipation was for the index to […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone consumer confidence index remained unchanged in July The preliminary consumer confidence index in the Euro-zone remained steady at a level of -0.60 in July, compared to market expectations of a fall to a reading of -0.70. The index had recorded a […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK public sector net borrowing posted a deficit in June In the UK, the public sector net borrowing (excluding temporary effects of financial interventions) has reported a deficit £5.40 billion in June, from a revised deficit of £4.70 billion in the prior […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK retail sales surprisingly eased in June On a monthly basis, retail sales in the UK registered an unexpected drop of 0.50% in June, compared to a revised rise of 1.40% in the previous month. Market anticipation was for retail sales to […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CPI advanced less than expected in June In June, the consumer price index (CPI) advanced 2.40% in the UK on a YoY basis, lower than market expectations for an advance of 2.60%. The CPI had registered a similar rise in the […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK average earnings excluding bonus rose as expected in the March-May 2018 period The average earnings excluding bonus in the UK advanced 2.70% on an annual basis in the March-May 2018 period, compared to a rise of 2.80% in the February-April 2018 […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone trade surplus narrowed in May The seasonally adjusted trade surplus in the Euro-zone dropped to €16.90 billion in May, compared to a revised trade surplus of €18.00 billion in the previous month. Markets were expecting the region to record a trade […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Rightmove house price index eased in July In the UK, the Rightmove house price index dropped 0.10% on a monthly basis, in July. The index had advanced 0.40% in the previous month. German wholesale price index rose in June In Germany, […]