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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Halifax house price index advanced more than expected in May In May, on a monthly basis, the Halifax house price index rose 1.50% in the UK, higher than market expectations for an advance of 1.00%. In the previous month, the Halifax […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone retail PMI advanced in May The retail PMI advanced to 51.70 in the Euro-zone, in May, compared to a level of 48.60 in the previous month. Swiss CPI rose more than expected in May In May, the consumer price index (CPI) […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK services PMI climbed in May The services PMI rose to a level of 54.00 in May, in the UK, compared to a reading of 52.80 in the prior month. Market anticipation was for the services PMI to rise to a level […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK construction PMI remained steady in May The construction PMI in the UK remained steady at a level of 52.50 in May, compared to market expectations of a drop to 52.00. UK retail sales climbed in May In the UK, retail sales […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK manufacturing PMI surprisingly climbed in May The manufacturing PMI in the UK recorded an unexpected rise to a level of 54.40 in May, compared to a reading of 53.90 in the prior month. Markets were anticipating the manufacturing PMI to ease […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK net consumer credit rose more than expected in April Net consumer credit registered a rise of £1.80 billion in April, in the UK, compared to a revised rise of £0.40 billion in the previous month. Markets were anticipating net consumer credit […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone consumer confidence index declined in May In May, the final consumer confidence index dropped to 0.20 in the Euro-zone, compared to a revised reading of 0.30 in the previous month. Market anticipation was for the consumer confidence index to fall to […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK BRC Shop Price Index dropped in May In the UK, the BRC shop price index dropped 1.10% on a YoY basis in May. The BRC shop price index had dropped 1.00% in the previous month. US Dallas Fed manufacturing business index […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Italian PPI dropped in April On a MoM basis, the producer price index (PPI) in Italy registered a drop of 0.70% in April. The PPI had advanced by a revised 0.20% in the previous month. Japanese jobless rate remained unchanged The unemployment […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US Chicago Fed national activity index surprisingly climbed in April The Chicago Fed national activity index advanced unexpectedly to 0.34 in the US, in April, compared to a revised level of 0.32 in the previous month. Markets were expecting the Chicago Fed […]