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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone CPI rose as expected in February In the Euro-zone, the final consumer price index (CPI) recorded a rise of 0.90% on a YoY basis in February, at par with market expectations and compared to a rise of 0.90% in the prior […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone economic sentiment index advanced in March In the Euro-zone, the economic sentiment index recorded an unexpected rise to 74.00 in March, compared to a level of 69.60 in the prior month. German economic sentiment index rose in March In Germany, the […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US NY Empire State manufacturing index rose in March In the US, the NY Empire State manufacturing index registered a rise to 17.40 in March, compared to a reading of 12.10 in the previous month. Markets were expecting the NY Empire State […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK GDP declined less than expected in January In the UK, GDP fell 2.90% on a MoM basis in January, compared to a rise of 1.20% in the prior month. Markets were expecting the GDP to record a fall of 4.90%. UK […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. ECB kept its key interest rate steady The ECB, in its latest monetary policy decision, kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.0%, as widely expected. Further, the ECB decided to keep its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Program (PEPP) unchanged at a total […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house price balance rose in February In the UK, the house price balance advanced to 52.00% in February, compared to a revised level of 49.00% in the previous month. US CPI advanced as expected in February In the US, the consumer […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. OECD upgraded its global growth outlook for 2021 The OECD, in its Interim economic outlook, forecasted that global economy will expand by 5.6% in 2021 and by 4.0% next year, citing progress in the Covid-19 vaccine rollouts and as the US launched […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. BoE governor says risks to the economy remain tilted to the downside Bank of England (BoE) Governor, Andrew Bailey, in his latest speech, stated that risks to the British economy remain tilted to the downside. He stated that the central bank’s ultra-low […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Halifax house price index fell in February In the UK, the Halifax house price index fell 0.10% on a MoM basis in February, compared to a revised drop of 0.40% in the previous month. German factory orders climbed more than expected […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK construction PMI advanced more than anticipated in February In the UK, the construction PMI rose to a level of 53.30 in February, compared to a reading of 49.20 in the previous month. Markets were expecting the construction PMI to record a […]