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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK consumer confidence climbed surprisingly in January The consumer confidence advanced unexpectedly to -5.00 in January, in the UK, higher than market expectations of a fall to -8.00. In the previous month, the consumer confidence had registered a reading of -7.00. UK […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone three-month average of M3 money supply climbed in the October-December 2016 period On a YoY basis, the three-month average of M3 money supply recorded a rise of 4.80% in the October-December 2016 period, in the Euro-zone. In the September-November 2016 period, […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK balance of firms reporting total order book above normal rose in January In the UK, the balance of firms reporting total order book above normal advanced to 5.00 in January, compared to a level of 0.00 in the previous month. Markets […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK public sector net borrowing reported a deficit in December In the UK, in December, the public sector net borrowing has reported a deficit £6.40 billion, from a revised deficit of £10.80 billion in the prior month. Market expectation was for public […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone consumer confidence index climbed in January In the Euro-zone, the preliminary consumer confidence index recorded a rise to -4.90 in January, compared to market expectations of an advance to a level of -4.80. In the prior month, the consumer confidence index […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK retail sales advanced less than expected in December On a YoY basis, in the UK, retail sales advanced 4.30% in December, compared to a revised rise of 5.70% in the previous month. Markets were expecting retail sales to climb 7.20%. UK […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. ECB kept key interest rate on hold, Draghi says no ‘convincing’ sign of inflation rise The European Central Bank (ECB) held benchmark interest rate and bond-buying program steady, as widely expected. The ECB President, Mario Draghi, indicated that underlying inflation pressures in […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Number of unemployment benefits claimants in the UK recorded a rise in December In the UK, number of unemployment benefits claimants recorded an increase of 2.30 K in December, following a gain of 2.40 K in the previous month. Market expectation was […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Theresa May outlined clean break for Britain During a speech at Lancaster House in London, the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, laid out her vision for a cleaner break from Europe. May confirmed that Britain would leave the European Union (EU) single […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. IMF’s global growth forecasts for 2017 and 2018 remained unchanged The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released a quarterly update to its world economic outlook, with a cautious stance to the policies of US President-elect, Donald Trump. The IMF’s 2017 and 2018 […]