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The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK BRC shop price index declined as expected in April In April, the BRC shop price index eased 1.70% in the UK on a YoY basis, meeting market expectations. In the previous month, the BRC shop price index had registered a similar […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone manufacturing PMI climbed unexpectedly in April In April, the final manufacturing PMI advanced unexpectedly to 51.70 in the Euro-zone, higher than market expectations of a fall to a level of 51.50. In the previous month, the manufacturing PMI had registered a […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK house prices rose less than expected in April In April, the seasonally adjusted house prices rose 0.20% in the UK, on a monthly basis, lower than market expectations for a rise of 0.40%. House prices had registered a revised rise of […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK GDP rose as expected in 1Q 2016 On a QoQ basis, the flash gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.40% in 1Q 2016, in the UK, in line with market expectations. In the prior quarter, GDP had risen 0.60%. UK GDP rose […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK BBA mortgage approvals declined unexpectedly in March BBA mortgage approvals eased unexpectedly to 45.10 K in March, in the UK, compared to a revised level of 45.65 K in the previous month. Market expectation was for BBA mortgage approvals to rise […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK CBI trends selling prices advanced in April In April, CBI trends selling prices in the UK advanced to 4.00. In the prior month, CBI trends selling prices had recorded a reading of -1.00. UK CBI business optimism rose in 2Q 2016 […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Euro-zone manufacturing PMI slid surprisingly in April Compared to a reading of 51.60 in the prior month the preliminary manufacturing PMI registered an unexpected drop to 51.50 in the Euro-zone, in April. Markets were expecting the manufacturing PMI to rise to a […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. UK public sector net cash requirement posted a deficit in March Public finances (public sector net cash requirement) has posted a deficit £16.60 billion in March, in the UK, from a revised surplus of £0.40 billion in the previous month. UK public […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Number of unemployment benefits claimants in the UK climbed surprisingly in March Number of unemployment benefits claimants registered an unexpected increase of 6.70 K in the UK, in March, compared to market anticipations of a decline of 10.00 K. Number of unemployment […]

The key points from today’s economic news, brought to you by Guardian Stockbrokers. Brexit is a risk to UK growth, says BoE Governor Mark Carney The Bank of England (BoE) Governor, Mark Carney, warned that Britain’s economy could struggle to grow after a decision to quit the European Union. He indicated that risks related to […]