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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Swiss imports fell in December Imports dropped 8.00% on a MoM basis in Switzerland, in December. In the previous month, imports had risen by a revised 1.70%. Swiss trade surplus declined in December Trade surplus in Switzerland narrowed to CHF 2.54 billion […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CBI trends selling prices advanced in January In the UK, CBI trends selling prices climbed to 1.00 in January. CBI trends selling prices had recorded a level of -2.00 in the prior month. UK CBI Business Optimism declined in 1Q 2016 […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK public sector net cash requirement posted a surplus in December Public finances (public sector net cash requirement) in the UK has reported a surplus £8.10 billion in December, from a revised surplus of £7.10 billion in the previous month. UK public […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. ECB Chief signalled potential for further policy action in March The governing council of the ECB kept its benchmark main refinancing rate and deposit rate unchanged at 0.05% and -0.30%, respectively. At a news conference, the ECB President Mario Draghi stated that […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house price balance climbed in December The house price balance advanced to 50.00 in the UK, in December, compared to a reading of 49.00 in the previous month. Markets were expecting house price balance to rise to a level of 50.00. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK input PPI fell less than expected in December In December, on an annual basis, the non-seasonally adjusted input producer price index (PPI) in the UK slid 10.80%, lower than market expectations for a drop of 11.70%. Input PPI had fallen 13.10% […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Italian trade surplus fell in November (EU countries) trade surplus in Italy dropped to €1.10 billion in November, compared to a revised trade surplus of €1.30 billion in the previous month. Italian global trade surplus narrowed in November Global trade surplus in […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK construction output declined more than expected in November Construction output in the UK dropped 1.10% in November on a YoY basis, more than market expectations for a drop of 0.10%. Construction output had climbed 1.00% in the previous month. UK Rightmove […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Halifax house price index rose more than expected in the October-December 2015 period The Halifax house price index climbed 9.50% on an annual basis in the UK in the October-December 2015 period, more than market expectations for an advance of 9.00%. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK BRC shop price index fell in December On an annual basis, the BRC shop price index fell 2.00% in the UK, in December. The BRC shop price index had registered a drop of 2.10% in the prior month. UK construction PMI […]