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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK GDP advanced more than expected in 4Q 2020 In the UK, the final GDP recorded a rise of 1.30% on a QoQ basis in 4Q 2020, compared to a revised rise of 16.10% in the previous quarter. Markets were anticipating GDP […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone economic sentiment indicator advanced more than expected in March In the Euro-zone, the economic sentiment indicator registered a rise to 101.00 in March, compared to a level of 93.40 in the previous month. Market expectations were for the index to advance […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK number of mortgage approvals for house purchases fell more than expected in February In the UK, the number of mortgage approvals for house purchases declined to 87.70 K in February, compared to a revised reading of 97.35 K in the previous […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK retail sales rose as expected in February In the UK, retail sales recorded a rise of 2.10% on a MoM basis in February, meeting market expectations and compared to a drop of 8.20% in the prior month. German business climate index […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Germany’s consumer confidence index rose in April In Germany, the consumer confidence index registered a rise to a level of -6.20 in April, compared to a revised reading of -12.70 in the prior month. Markets were expecting the index to record a […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CPI advanced less than expected in February In the UK, the consumer price index (CPI) registered a rise of 0.40% on a YoY basis in February, compared to a rise of 0.70% in the prior month. Markets were expecting the CPI […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK unemployment rate unexpectedly fell in January In the UK, the three-month moving average unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 5.00% in January, compared to a rate of 5.10% in the previous month. Markets were expecting the unemployment rate to advance to 5.20%. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone’s current account surplus fell in January In the Euro-zone, seasonally adjusted current account surplus narrowed to €30.00 billion in January, compared to a surplus of €36.70 billion in the previous month. US Chicago Fed National Activity Index dropped in February In […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK public sector net borrowing widened in February UK public sector net borrowing increased to level of £18.41 billion in February, compared to a revised reading of £2.39 billion in the previous month. Germany’s PPI rose less than expected in February In […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. BoE keeps key interest rate unchanged The BoE, in its latest monetary policy meeting, kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.1% and maintained its asset purchase facility at £895 billion, as widely expected. Further, the BoE upgraded its outlook for the […]