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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK services PMI rose less than anticipated in December In the UK, the final services PMI rose to a level of 49.40 in December, compared to a level of 47.60 in the prior month. Markets were expecting the services PMI to record […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK BRC shop price index dropped in December In the UK, the BRC shop price index recorded a drop of 1.80% on a YoY basis in December, compared to a fall of 1.80% in the prior month. German unemployment rate remained unchanged […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK manufacturing PMI rose more than expected in December In the UK, the final manufacturing PMI registered a rise to 57.50 in December, compared to a reading of 55.60 in the previous month. Markets were expecting the manufacturing PMI to record a […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US number of initial jobless claims unexpectedly dropped in the week ended 26 December 2020 In the US, seasonally adjusted number of initial jobless claims recorded an unexpected drop to a level of 787.00 K in the week ended 26 December 2020, […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house prices climbed more than expected in December In the UK, the non-seasonally adjusted house prices recorded a rise of 7.30% on an annual basis in December, compared to a rise of risen 6.50% in the previous month. Market were expecting […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK GDP rose more than expected in 3Q 2020 In the UK, the final GDP climbed 16.00% on a QoQ basis in 3Q 2020, compared to a plunge of 19.80% in the previous quarter. Markets were expecting the GDP to record a […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK GDP rose more than expected in 3Q 2020 In the UK, the final GDP climbed 16.00% on a QoQ basis in 3Q 2020, compared to a plunge of 19.80% in the previous quarter. Markets were expecting the GDP to record a […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone consumer confidence index rose more than expected in December In the Euro-zone, the flash consumer confidence index climbed to a reading of -13.90 in December, compared to a level of -17.60 in the prior month. Market expectations were for the index […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK retail sales fell less than expected in November In the UK, retail sales recorded a drop of 3.80% on a MoM basis in November, compared to a revised rise of 1.30% in the previous month. Markets expectations were of retail sales […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. BoE kept key interest rate steady The Bank of England (BoE), in its monetary policy decision, kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.1% and maintained its bond buying programme unchanged at £895.0 billion. The central bank warned that rapidly growing coronavirus […]