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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone trade surplus widened in February The seasonally adjusted trade surplus in the Euro-zone widened to €19.20 billion in February, following a trade surplus of €15.70 billion in the previous month. Markets were expecting the region’s a trade surplus to widen to […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US capacity utilisation rose in March In March, capacity utilisation in the US climbed to 76.10%, at par with market expectations. Capacity utilisation had recorded a revised level of 75.70% in the previous month. US building permits climbed in March Building permits […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German CPI advanced as expected in March On an annual basis, the final consumer price index (CPI) advanced 1.60% in March, in Germany, compared to an advance of 2.20% in the prior month. The preliminary figures had also recorded a rise of […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Number of unemployment benefits claimants in the UK advanced in March In the UK, number of unemployment benefits claimants registered a rise of 25.50 K in March. Number of unemployment benefits claimants had recorded a revised fall of 6.10 K in the […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house price index rose less than expected in February The house price index rose 5.80% in the UK on a YoY basis in February, compared to a revised rise of 5.30% in the previous month. Market anticipation was for the house […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK BRC like-for-like retail sales declined in March In the UK, the BRC like-for-like retail sales registered a decline of 1.00% on a yearly basis in March, compared to a drop of 0.40% in the prior month. Market expectations was for the […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Halifax house price index rose less than expected in the January-March 2017 period The Halifax house price index in the UK registered a rise of 3.80% in the January-March 2017 period on a YoY basis, less than market expectations for an […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. ECB’s Draghi said stimulus still needed The European Central Bank (ECB) President, Mario Draghi insisted that a reassessment of the current monetary policy stance is not warranted at this stage. He also stressed that “sufficient confidence” would be necessary for the central […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK services PMI climbed in March In the UK, the services PMI recorded a rise to 55.00 in March, higher than market expectations of an advance to 53.40. In the previous month, the services PMI had recorded a level of 53.30. UK […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK BRC shop price index declined as expected in March In the UK, the BRC shop price index fell 0.80% on a YoY basis in March, in line with market expectations. In the previous month, the BRC shop price index had fallen […]