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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK mortgage approvals advanced in July In the UK, mortgage approvals climbed to a level of 43.34 K in July, compared to a revised level of 42.78 K in the previous month. Market expectation was for mortgage approvals to rise to a […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. German Ifo business climate index dropped in August In Germany, the Ifo business climate index dropped to a level of 94.00 in August, compared to a revised reading of 95.80 in the previous month. Market anticipation was for the index to drop […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CBI distributive trade survey’s retail sales balance dropped in August In the UK, the CBI distributive trade survey’s retail sales balance recorded an unexpected drop to a level of 49.00% in August, compared to market expectations of an advance to a […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK public sector net borrowing reported a surplus in July In the UK, the public sector net borrowing (excluding temporary effects of financial interventions) has reported a surplus of £1.30 billion in July, compared to a revised deficit of £6.30 billion in […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK balance of firms reporting total order book above normal climbed in August In the UK, the balance of firms reporting total order book above normal rose to a level of -13.00 in August, compared to market expectations of an advance to […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone CPI fell more than expected in July In the Euro-zone, the consumer price index (CPI) fell 0.50% on a MoM basis in July, more than market expectations for a drop of 0.40%. In the prior month, the CPI had climbed 0.20%. […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Rightmove house price index slid in August In the UK, the Rightmove house price index registered a drop of 1.00% on a MoM basis in August. In the prior month, the index had fallen 0.20%. Euro-zone trade surplus fell in June […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK retail sales rose more than expected in July In the UK, retail sales rose 3.30% on a YoY basis in July, more than market expectations for an advance of 2.50%. In the previous month, retail sales had climbed 3.80%. US industrial […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CPI advanced more than expected in July In the UK, the consumer price index (CPI) registered a rise of 2.10% on an annual basis in July, compared to an advance of 2.00% in the previous month. Markets were anticipating the CPI […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK unemployment rate unexpectedly climbed in the April-June 2019 period In the UK, the unemployment rate advanced unexpectedly to a level of 3.90% in the April-June 2019 period, higher than market expectations of a steady reading. The unemployment rate had registered a […]