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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. ECB minutes gave strong hints of more aggressive easing in March Minutes of the ECB January monetary policy meeting, noted that the downside risks for the Euro zone economy had increased again since the start of the current year, amid heightened uncertainty […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Number of unemployment benefits claimants in the UK eased in January In the UK, number of unemployment benefits claimants registered a drop of 14.80 K in January, more than market expectations of a decline of 3.00 K. Number of unemployment benefits claimants […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK core CPI advanced less than expected in January In January, the core consumer price index (CPI) climbed 1.20% in the UK on an annual basis, compared to a rise of 1.40% in the previous month. Market expectation was for the core […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone trade surplus dropped in December In December, the seasonally adjusted trade surplus in the Euro-zone dropped to €21.00 billion. The Eurozone had posted a revised trade surplus of €22.60 billion in the previous month. Euro-zone trade surplus rose in December In […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Rightmove house price index advanced in February The Rightmove house price index in the UK recorded a rise of 2.90% on a MoM basis, in February. The Rightmove house price index had recorded a rise of 0.50% in the previous month. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Swiss CPI dropped as expected in January The consumer price index (CPI) eased 1.30% on a YoY basis in January, in Switzerland, meeting market expectations. In the previous month, the CPI had registered a similar fall. Swiss CPI declined as expected in […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK industrial production unexpectedly dropped in December Industrial production unexpectedly dropped 0.40% on a YoY basis in the UK, in December, lower than market expectations for a rise of 1.00%. Industrial production had recorded a revised rise of 0.70% in the previous […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK trade deficit fell in December Non-EU trade deficit in the UK fell to £2.36 billion in December, from a revised trade deficit of £3.54 billion in the prior month. Markets were expecting the nation’s trade deficit to fall to £2.50 billion. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK retail sales across all sectors advanced more than expected in January Retail sales across all sectors in the UK advanced 2.60% in January on a YoY basis, higher than market expectations for a rise of 0.30%. In the previous month, retail […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German factory orders declined more than expected in December In Germany, the seasonally adjusted factory orders dropped 0.70% in December on a MoM basis, compared to a rise of 1.50% in the prior month. Markets were expecting factory orders to drop 0.50%. […]