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GBP/USD Slides, U.K. Services PMI Eases
Friday, March 3, 2017 - 6:51am | 42Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2222, down 0.0050. The pair is trading just above the session lows. Market chatter about U.K. and European headline news is making the rounds. Markit's February U.K. services PMI (purchasing managers survey) eased to 53.3 from 54.5 in January.
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GBP/USD Little Changed, U.K. Construction PMI Edges Up
Thursday, March 2, 2017 - 7:25am | 41Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2274, up 0.0005. The pair is trading rangebound after Wednesday's soft trading session. Chatter about European headline news is making the rounds. The U.K. construction PMI (purchasing managers survey) for February edged up to 52.5 versus 52.2 in January.
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GBP/USD Extends Lossses
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 - 9:52am | 92Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2296, down 0.0080. The pair has extended the session losses. Chatter about global money flows and European headline news is making the rounds. Market talk about recent comments from U.S. economic and monetary policy makers has been constant. Chatter about buyers backing...
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GBP/USD Little Changed, U.K Loan Approvals Improve
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 - 6:04am | 79Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2370, down 0.0006. The pair is trading rangebound and in the middle of the session range. The Bank of England (BOE) reported that loan approvals for house purchases in the United Kingdom rose to 69,920 in January versus 68,270 in December. The BOE reported that consumer...
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GBP/USD Little Changed; U.K. Manufacturing PMI Falls, Home Prices Edge Up
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 - 5:59am | 53Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2375, down 0.0002. Markit's U.K. February manufacturing PMI (purchasing managers survey) fell to 54.6 from 55.9 in January. Nationwide Building Society reported that U.K. housing prices rose 0.6 percent in February versus a 0.2 percent rise in January. Year over year U.K....
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GBP/USD Little Lower, U.K. Consumer Confidence Slips
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 - 6:10am | 50Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2429, down 0.0007. The pair is trading in the middle of the session range. Market chatter about U.K. headline news and comments from policy makers is making the rounds. GfK reported overnight that U.K. consumer confidence for March slipped to negative 6 versus negative 5...
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GBP/USD Trading Lower
Monday, February 27, 2017 - 5:03am | 74Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2408, down 0.0047. The pair is trading in the middle of the session range. Market chatter about weekend U.K. headline news and comments from various policy makers has kept buyers and sellers active. Markit's U.K. manufacturing PMI (purchasing managers survey) is due out...
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GBP/USD Little Changed, U.K. Home Loans Edge Up
Friday, February 24, 2017 - 6:28am | 47Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2543, down 0.0010. The pair is trading in the middle of the session range. The British Bankers' Association (BBA) reported today that mortgages approved by U.K lenders edged up in January. There were 44,700 home loans approved in the month versus 43,600 approvals in...
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GBP/USD Little Changed
Thursday, February 23, 2017 - 6:59am | 51Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2453, up 0.0002. The pair is trading in the middle of the session range. Market chatter about U.K. headline news and comments from policy makers is making the rounds. The British Bankers' Association (BBA) is scheduled to report U.K. mortgage approvals Friday at 4:30 a.m...
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GBP/USD Trading Lower, U.K. Business Investment Falls
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 - 6:34am | 57Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2447, down 0.0039. The U.K. Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that U.K. business investment fell 1 percent during the fourth quarter of 20916 versus a rise of 0.4 percent in the third quarter. Year over year, U.K. business investment fell 0.9 percent during the...
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GBP/USD Trading Lower, U.K. GDP Edges Up
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 - 6:29am | 52Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2447, down 0.0038. The U.K. Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported U.K GDP (gross domestic product) rose 0.7 percent during the fourth quarter versus a rise of 0.6 percent in third quarter. Year over year U.K. GDP rose 2 percent versus a rise of 2.2 percent in the...
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GBP/USD Trading Lower, U.K. Public Borrowing Rises
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 - 5:35am | 46Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2426, down 0.0044. The pair is trading a little above the session lows. The U.K. Office for National Statistics (ONS) report that public sector borrowing in the U.K. rose to 9.824 billion sterling in January from decline of 4.237 billion sterling during December.
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GBP/USD Trading Lower Ahead of Data
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 - 4:45am | 51Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2422, down 0.0048. The pair is trading a little above the session lows. Market chatter about U.K. headline news has kept buyers and sellers active. The U.K. Office for National Statistics (ONS) is scheduled to release U.K. public sector borrowing figures at 4:30 a.m. ET.
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GBP/USD Trading Lower
Friday, February 17, 2017 - 8:19am | 91Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2427, down 0.0057. The pair is trading rangebound and a little above the session lows. Market chatter about U.K. economic data and comments from various global policy makers has kept buyers and sellers active. Earlier today the U.K. Office for National Statistics (ONS)...
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GBP/USD Moves Down, Retail Sales Fall
Friday, February 17, 2017 - 5:36am | 60Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2410, down 0.0074. The pair is trading at the session lows. The U.K. Office for National Statistics reported that retail sales in the United Kingdom fell 0.3 percent in January versus a 2.1 percent fall December. Year over year, U.K. retail sales slowed to a rise of 1.5...

