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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. IMF lowers global economic growth forecast for 2020 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects the global economy to contract by 3.0% in 2020, citing persistent tensions surrounding coronavirus pandemic. Further, the IMF warned that it is very likely that the global economy […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US CPI fell in March In the US, the consumer price index (CPI) eased 0.40% on a MoM basis in March. The CPI had advanced 0.10% in the previous month. US budget deficit dropped in March In the US, budget deficit fell […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house price balance fell in March In the UK, house price balance dropped to 11.00% in March, compared to a level of 29.00% in the prior month. Markets were expecting house price balance to drop to a level of 14.00%. FOMC […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house price index remained unchanged in March In the UK, the house price index remained unchanged on a monthly basis in March. The house price index had risen by a revised 0.20% in the prior month. German industrial production unexpectedly climbed […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK construction PMI dropped in March In the UK, the construction PMI recorded a drop to a level of 39.30 in March, compared to a reading of 52.60 in the previous month. Euro-zone investor confidence index unexpectedly drop in April In the […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK services PMI dropped in March In the UK, the final services PMI eased to a level of 34.50 in March, compared to a reading of 53.20 in the previous month. Markets were anticipating the services PMI to drop to a level […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. US trade deficit dropped in February In the US, trade deficit narrowed to $39.90 billion in February, following a trade deficit of $45.50 billion in the prior month. Markets were expecting the nation’s a trade deficit to narrow to $40.00 billion. US […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK manufacturing PMI dropped in March In the UK, the final manufacturing PMI recorded a drop to a level of 47.80 in March, compared to a level of 51.70 in the previous month. Markets were expecting the manufacturing PMI to fall to […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK BRC shop price index dropped in March In the UK, the BRC shop price index eased 0.80% on a YoY basis in March. In the previous month, the BRC shop price index had registered a drop of 0.60%. Euro-zone CPI climbed […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK consumer confidence index dropped in March In the UK, the consumer confidence index recorded a drop to a level of -9.00 in March, compared to market expectations of a drop to a level of -14.00. In the prior month, the index […]