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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house price balance advanced in January In the UK, house price balance climbed to 17.00% in January, higher than market expectations of a rise to a level of 3.00 %. The house price balance had registered a revised flat reading in […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK industrial production advanced less than expected in December In the UK, industrial production climbed 0.10% on a MoM basis in December, compared to a revised drop of 1.10% in the prior month. Markets were anticipating industrial production to climb 0.30%. UK […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK retail sales across all sectors remain unchanged in January In the UK, retail sales across all sectors remained unchanged on a YoY basis in January, higher than market expectations for a drop of 1.00%. Retail sales across all sectors had recorded […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Halifax house price index advanced in January In the UK, the Halifax house price index rose 0.40% on a MoM basis in January. In the previous month, the index had registered a revised rise of 1.80%. German trade surplus widened in […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German factory orders unexpectedly slid in December In Germany, the seasonally adjusted factory orders unexpectedly dropped 2.10% on a MoM basis in December. In the prior month, factory orders had registered a revised drop of 0.80%. US initial jobless claims eased in […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK services PMI advanced in January In the UK, the final services PMI rose to a level of 53.90 in January, compared to market expectations of a fall to a level of 49.10. The services PMI had recorded a reading of 50.00 […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK construction PMI rose in January In the UK, the construction PMI advanced to a level of 48.40 in January, higher than market expectations of an advance to a level of 44.90. In the previous month, the construction PMI had registered a […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK manufacturing PMI rose in January In the UK, the final manufacturing PMI advanced to a level of 50.00 in January, compared to market expectations of an advance to 49.80. In the prior month, the manufacturing PMI had registered a level of […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK number of mortgage approvals for house purchases advanced in December In the UK, number of mortgage approvals for house purchases advanced to a level of 67.24 K in December, compared to a revised reading of 65.51 K in the previous month. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. BoE kept its key interest rate unchanged and issued a downbeat forecast for the UK economy The BoE, at its latest monetary policy meeting, kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.75% and its asset purchase facility at £435.0 billion, as widely […]