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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK Rightmove house price index slid in June On a MoM basis, the Rightmove house price index recorded a drop of 0.40% in June, in the UK. In the prior month, the Rightmove house price index had advanced 1.20%. Euro-zone labour cost […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. BoE narrowly voted in favour of maintaining record low interest rates The Bank of England’s (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee voted 5-3 to keep interest rate on hold at a record low of 0.25% and the bond purchase programme remains unchanged at £435.00 […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK ILO unemployment rate steadied in the February-April 2017 period In the February-April 2017 period, the ILO unemployment rate remained steady at a level of 4.60% in the UK, in line with market expectations. UK average earnings excluding bonus rose less than […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CPI rose more than expected in May On a YoY basis, the consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.90% in the UK, in May, higher than market expectations for a rise of 2.70%. The CPI had recorded a rise of 2.70% in […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. French business sentiment index remained flat in May In May, the business sentiment index in France remained steady at 105.00. Markets were anticipating the business sentiment index to record a flat reading. Italian industrial production eased in April The non-seasonally adjusted industrial […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK NIESR estimated GDP rose in the March-May 2017 period In the UK, NIESR estimated gross domestic product (GDP) registered a rise of 0.20% on a MoM basis, in the March-May 2017 period. NIESR estimated GDP had registered a similar rise in […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. ECB kept monetary policy on hold and ruled out further rate cuts The European Central Bank (ECB) left the benchmark interest rate unchanged and dropped any reference to future rate cuts. The ECB President, Mario Draghi indicated that interest rates are likely […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK official reserves advanced in May Official reserves advanced $1115.00 million in the UK, in May. Official reserves had registered a rise of $1362.00 million in the prior month. UK services PMI fell in May In May, the services PMI dropped to […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. World Bank retained global economic growth forecast The World Bank kept its global growth forecast for 2017 and 2018 unchanged at 2.70% and 2.90%, respectively, amid improving world trade and recovery in the US, Europe and other advanced economies. However, the bank […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house prices advanced less than expected in May The non-seasonally adjusted house prices in the UK climbed 2.10% in May on a YoY basis, compared to an advance of 2.60% in the prior month. Markets were anticipating house prices to advance […]