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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone’s manufacturing PMI rose less than anticipated in April In the Euro-zone, the final manufacturing PMI rose to a reading of 62.90 in April, compared to a level of 62.50 in the prior month. Markets were expecting the manufacturing PMI to rise […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone’s consumer confidence index rose in April In the Euro-zone, the final consumer confidence index registered a rise to a level of -8.10 in April, meeting market expectations and compared to a revised reading of -10.80 in the previous month. Euro-zone’s economic […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Fed keeps key interest rate steady The US Fed, in its latest monetary policy meeting, kept its benchmark interest rates unchanged at 0.25% and reiterated that it expects rates to remain at near-zero levels. Additionally, the central bank upgraded its assessment of […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK shop price index dropped in April In the UK, the shop price index dropped 1.30% on a YoY basis in April, compared to a fall of 2.40% in the prior month. US consumer confidence index climbed in April In the US, […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German business climate index rose less than expected in April In Germany, the business climate index climbed to a level of 96.80 in April, compared to a reading of 96.60 in the previous month. Markets were expecting the business climate index to […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK manufacturing PMI advanced in April In the UK, the preliminary manufacturing PMI recorded a rise to 60.70 in April, compared to a reading of 58.90 in the previous month. Markets were expecting the manufacturing PMI to record a rise to a […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK consumer confidence index rose in April In the UK, the consumer confidence index rose to a level of -15.00 in April, compared to a reading of -16.00 in the previous month. Markets were expecting the index to record a rise to […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CPI rose less than expected in March In the UK, the CPI recorded a rise of 0.70% on a YoY basis in March, compared to an advance of 0.40% in the prior month. Market expectations were for the CPI to rise […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK’s unemployment rate unexpectedly fell in February In the UK, the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 4.90% in the three months to February, compared to 5.00% in the previous month. Markets were anticipating the unemployment rate to rise to 5.10%. UK average […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone current account surplus narrowed in February In the Euro-zone, the seasonally adjusted current account surplus narrowed €25.88 billion in February, from a revised surplus of €34.73 billion in the previous month. Euro-zone construction output dropped in February In the Euro-zone, the […]