UK housing prices continued to rise, and in February they climbed 0.1% but below expectations.
In the last 12 months housing prices in the country rose by 5.1%.
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UK PMI manufacturing – March 1st 2017 09:30 (GMT+1)
UK PMI manufacturing sector stood in February at 54.6 points, less than the economists’ forecasts to 55.6 points, and after a reading of 55.9 points in January.
UK labor market – February 15th 2017 12:00 (GMT+1)
UK labor market is close to full occupancy, according to the state statistics office. The number of unemployed fell by 7,000 in the fourth quarter of 2016 to 1.6 million people in the UK, and the unemployment level stands at 4.8%, the lowest level in a decade.
The number of employees rose by 37 thousand to 31.8 million, 74.6% of the population.
U.K – February 3rd 2017 10:00 (GMT+1)
Data released in the UK today may indicate the first signs weaken the most important sector in the economy of the kingdom – the service sector.
The purchasing managers index of UK services sector reached 54.5 points in January, compared to 56.2 points in December.
UK data news – January 18th 2017 09:30 (GMT+1)
UK unemployment rate in November stood at 4.8%, as forecast.
The wages without bonuses rose by 2.7%, versus forecasts for a rise of 2.6%.
The wages including bonuses rose by 2.8%, versus forecasts for a rise of 2.6%.
Market News Briefing – December 21st 2016 12:00 (GMT+1)
U.K. public sector borrowing rose more-than-expected in the last quarter.
The national statistics office said that the U.K. public sector net borrowing rose to a seasonally adjusted 12.21B, from 4.32B in the preceding quarter whose figure was revised up from 4.30B.
Market News Briefing – December 15th 2016 12:00 (GMT+1)
The Bank of England kept its key interest rate at a record low and noted that the pound’s recent appreciation may mean a slower pickup in inflation next year.
Market News Briefing – December 14th 2016 09:45 (GMT+1)
UK unemployment falls again.
UK unemployment fell by 16,000 to 1.62 million in the three months to October.
The average weekly earnings excluding bonuses rose by 2.6% in the year to October, slightly higher than the previous month.
Market News Briefing – December 13th 2016 09:30 (GMT+1)
U.K. inflation accelerates to highest of more than two years, since October 2014, when it stood at 1.3%.
UK inflation rose to 1.2% in November, up from 0.9% in October, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index.
Market News Briefing – December 9th 2016 12:30 (GMT+1)
The futures contracts on Wall street traded today (Friday) a positive trend
Today at 15: 00 (UK time) the preliminary figure of US consumer sentiment index will be published. and it is expected to be a figure of 94.3 points.
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