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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. ECB keeps interest rate unchanged The ECB, in its latest monetary policy meeting, kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.00%, as widely expected. Further, the central bank indicated that it would slow down the pace of net asset purchases under its […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house price balance dropped more than expected in August In the UK, the house price balance eased to 73.00% in August, compared to 79.00% in the previous month. Markets were expecting house price balance to record a drop to 75.00%. US […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house price index advanced more than expected in August In the UK, the house price index rose 0.70% on a MoM basis in August, compared to a rise of 0.40% in the prior month. Markets were expecting the index to record […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK construction PMI dropped more than expected in August In the UK, the construction PMI fell to 55.20 in August, compared to a level of 58.70 in the prior month. Markets were expecting the construction PMI to fall to 56.90. Euro-zone investor […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK services PMI dropped more than expected in August In the UK, the services PMI fell to 55.00 in August, compared to a level of 59.60 in the previous month. Markets were expecting the services PMI to record a fall to a […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone PPI advanced more than expected in July In the Euro-zone, the PPI jumped 12.10% on YoY basis in July, compared to an advance of 10.20% in the previous month. Markets were expecting the PPI to climb 11.00%. US factory orders climbed […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK manufacturing PMI fell less than expected in August In the UK, the final manufacturing PMI recorded a drop to 60.30 in August, compared to a level of 60.40 in the previous month. Markets were expecting the manufacturing PMI to fall to […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK mortgage approvals dropped more than expected in July In the UK, mortgage approvals fell to 75.20 K in July, compared to a revised reading of 80.30 K in the previous month. Markets were expecting the mortgage approvals to fall to a […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone consumer confidence index fell as expected in August In the Euro-zone, the consumer confidence index dropped to a level of -5.30 in August, in line with market expectations and compared to a revised reading of -4.40 in the prior month. Euro-zone […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German consumer confidence index fell more than expected in September In Germany, the consumer confidence index dropped to a level of -1.20 in September, compared to a revised reading of -0.40 in the prior month. Markets were expecting the index to drop […]