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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK index of services advanced as expected in November In November, the index of services registered a rise of 0.40% on a MoM basis in the UK, compared to a rise of 0.30% in the August-October 2017 period. Markets were anticipating the […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK BBA mortgage approvals surprisingly fell in December In December, BBA mortgage approvals recorded an unexpected drop to 36.12 K in the UK, compared to market expectations of an advance to a level of 39.80 K. BBA mortgage approvals had recorded a […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Employment in the UK unexpectedly increased in the September-November 2017 period Employment in the UK climbed unexpectedly by 102.00 K in the September-November 2017 period, compared to market anticipations of a decline of 12.00 K. Employment had recorded a loss of 56.00 […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK balance of firms reporting total order book above normal dropped in January Compared to a reading of 17.00 in the prior month the balance of firms reporting total order book above normal fell to a level of 14.00 in the UK, […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Swiss M3 money supply advanced in December On a YoY basis, M3 money supply in Switzerland registered a rise of 3.20% in December. In the previous month, M3 money supply had climbed by a revised 4.30%. US Chicago Fed national activity index […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US housing starts dropped in December Housing starts in the US eased 8.20%, on MoM basis, to an annual rate of 1192.00 K in December, compared to a revised reading of 1299.00 K in the prior month. Market expectation was for housing […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house price balance unexpectedly climbed in December House price balance advanced unexpectedly to 8.00 % in December, in the UK, higher than market expectations of a drop to 1.00 %. House price balance had registered a level of 0.00 % in […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CPI advanced as expected in December In December, on a MoM basis, the consumer price index (CPI) recorded a rise of 0.40% in the UK, at par with market expectations. The CPI had risen 0.30% in the previous month. UK core […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone trade surplus rose in November The seasonally adjusted trade surplus in the Euro-zone widened to €22.50 billion in November, following a trade surplus of €19.00 billion in the prior month. Market anticipation was for the region to record a trade surplus […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. ECB minutes: Officials may revisit policy guidance soon As per the minutes of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) December policy meeting, officials were mulling over broader revision of its policy guidance early this year, as members broadly shared the view that the […]