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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK services PMI dropped less than anticipated in January In the UK, the final services PMI eased to a level of 39.50 in January, compared to a level of 49.40 in the prior month. Markets were expecting the services PMI to drop […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house prices unexpectedly fell in January In the UK, the seasonally adjusted house prices dropped 0.30% on a MoM basis in January, compared to a revised rise of 0.90% in the previous month. Markets were expecting house price to record an […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK manufacturing PMI dropped less than anticipated in January In the UK, the final manufacturing PMI fell to a level of 54.10 in January, compared to a reading of 57.50 in the previous month. Market anticipations were for the manufacturing PMI to […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German GDP rose more than expected in 4Q 2020 In Germany, GDP rose 0.10% on a QoQ basis in 4Q 2020, compared to a rise of 8.50% in the previous quarter. Markets were expecting to record a flat reading. German unemployment rate […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone consumer confidence index dropped in January In the Euro-zone, the final consumer confidence index registered a drop to -15.50 in January, meeting market expectations and compared to a revised reading of -13.80 in the previous month. Euro-zone economic sentiment indicator dropped […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German consumer confidence index dropped in February In Germany, the consumer confidence index recorded a drop to a reading of -15.60 in February, compared to a revised level of -7.50 in the previous month. Markets were anticipating the consumer confidence index to […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK unemployment rate advanced less than expected in November In the UK, the unemployment rate rose to 5.00% in the three months to November, compared to 4.90% in the prior month. Markets were expecting the unemployment rate to advance to 5.10%. UK […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US Dallas Fed manufacturing business index dropped in January In the US, the Dallas Fed manufacturing business index fell to a level of 7.00 in January, compared to a revised level of 10.50 in the previous month. US Chicago Fed National Activity […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK manufacturing PMI fell more than anticipated in January In the UK, the preliminary manufacturing PMI dropped to a level of 52.90 in January, compared to a reading of 57.50 in the previous month. Markets were expecting the manufacturing PMI to record […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. ECB kept its key interest rate unchanged The ECB, in its latest monetary policy meeting, kept its benchmark interest rate steady at 0%, as widely expected. The central bank maintained its pandemic emergency purchase programme (PEPP) at €1.85 trillion. Meanwhile, ECB President, […]