GBP/USD: UK’s mortgage approvals hit a 12-month high level in January

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP declined 0.76% against the USD and closed at 1.2454 on Friday. On the data front, UK’s BBA mortgage approvals surprisingly surged to a twelve-month high level of 44.7K in … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: Pound trading a tad lower in the Asian session

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP rose 0.75% against the USD and closed at 1.2550. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 1.2548, with the GBP trading marginally lower against the … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: Britain’s economic growth picked up in the fourth quarter of 2016

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP declined 0.16% against the USD and closed at 1.2456, after Britain’s gross domestic product (GDP) data indicated that UK’s annual growth rate was revised down in the final three-months … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: UK’s public sector net borrowing posted a surplus for the first time since July 2016

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP rose 0.08% against the USD and closed at 1.2476, after data indicated that Britain’s public sector net borrowing posted a surplus of £9.8 billion in January, recording its first … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: Pound trading lower, ahead of BoE Governor’s speech

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP rose 0.44% against the USD and closed at 1.2466. On the data front, UK’s CBI industrial trends total orders advanced to a level of 8.0 in February, from a … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: UK’s retail sales surprisingly declined in January

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP declined 0.57% against the USD and closed at 1.2411 on Friday, after disappointing retail sales data in the UK pointed towards weakness in consumer spending. Data indicated that Britain’s … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: Pound trading higher, ahead of UK’s retail sales data

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP rose 0.19% against the USD and closed at 1.2482. In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 1.2501, with the GBP trading 0.15% higher against the … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: UK’s wage growth unexpectedly slowed during the last three months of 2016

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP declined 0.1% against the USD and closed at 1.2458, after the latest jobs report indicated that UK’s wage growth surprisingly slowed in the three months to December. Data showed … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: UK’s annual inflation accelerates at the quickest pace in more than 2-years in January

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP declined 0.44% against the USD and closed at 1.2471, after UK’s consumer prices grew at the fastest annual pace since June 2014 in January. Data indicated that, Britain’s consumer … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: UK’s economic growth set to slow due to Brexit: European Commission

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP rose 0.32% against the USD and closed at 1.2526. Yesterday, the European Commission (EC) upgraded Britain’s growth forecasts for 2017, but still expects a more severe hit to the … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: UK’s industrial and manufacturing output, both jumped in December

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP declined 0.09% against the USD and closed at 1.2483 on Friday. Data showed that UK’s industrial production climbed 1.1% MoM in December, surpassing market consensus for a rise of … Continue reading

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