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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK output PPI advanced less than expected in August In August, the non-seasonally adjusted output producer price index (PPI) advanced 0.80% on a YoY basis in the UK, lower than market expectations for an advance of 1.00%. Output PPI had registered a […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Fed’s Brainard warned against moving too quickly on rate hikes The Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor, Lael Brainard, stated that the case to tighten monetary policy in the near term looks less compelling. She added that the US labour market was not yet […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK visible trade deficit dropped in July Visible trade deficit in the UK dropped to £11.76 billion in July, more than market expectations of a visible trade deficit of £11.65 billion. The UK had posted a revised visible trade deficit of £12.92 […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. ECB left interest rates unchanged, no QE extension announced The European Central Bank (ECB) left all of the key interest rates and its asset-purchase program unchanged. The main refinancing operations rate was held at 0.00% with the deposit rate at -0.40% and […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK industrial production surprisingly climbed in July Industrial production in the UK unexpectedly climbed 0.10% in July on a MoM basis, higher than market expectations for a fall of 0.20%. In the prior month, industrial production had registered a revised unchanged reading. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK new car registrations climbed in August On an annual basis, new car registrations in the UK registered a rise of 3.30% in August. New car registrations had advanced 0.10% in the previous month. Euro-zone GDP advanced as expected in 2Q 2016 […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK retail sales across all sectors unexpectedly declined in August In August, retail sales across all sectors unexpectedly eased 0.90% in the UK on an annual basis, compared to an advance of 1.10% in the previous month. Markets were expecting retail sales […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK construction PMI recorded a rise in August The construction PMI in the UK advanced to 49.20 in August, compared to a reading of 45.90 in the previous month. Market expectation was for the construction PMI to climb to 46.30. Euro-zone PPI […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK manufacturing PMI advanced in August The manufacturing PMI in the UK registered a rise to 53.30 in August, compared to market expectations of an advance to 49.00. In the previous month, the manufacturing PMI had registered a revised reading of 48.30. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house prices advanced more than expected in August In August, the non-seasonally adjusted house prices registered a rise of 5.60% in the UK on a YoY basis, higher than market expectations for a rise of 4.80%. In the prior month, house […]