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GBP/USD Trading Lower, U.K. Retail Sales Fall
Tuesday, February 7, 2017 - 7:18am | 48Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2359, down 0.0108. The pair is trading choppy and near the session lows. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) reported that U.K. like-for-like retail sales fell 0.6 percent year over year during January. Total retail sales rose 0.1 percent versus a rise of 3.3 percent a year...
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GBP/USD Trading Lower, U.K. House Prices Ease
Tuesday, February 7, 2017 - 5:58am | 42Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2367, down 0.0100. The U.K Halifax house price index fell 0.9 percent in January versus a 1.6 percent rise in December. Year over year U.K. house price gains eased in January to up 5.7 percent from up 6.5 percent in December.
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GBP/USD Little Changed
Monday, February 6, 2017 - 6:47am | 62Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2477, down 0.0001. The pair is trading in the middle of the session range. Market chatter about weekend global and U.K. headline news along with comments from U.K. policy makers is making the rounds. Trading is rangebound. The U.K. Office for National Statistics is...
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GBP/USD Trading Lower, U.K Services PMI Slips
Friday, February 3, 2017 - 6:46am | 46Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2490, down 0.0027 The pair is trading just above the session lows. Market talk about U.K. headline news and comments from policy makers is making the rounds. Markit's U.K. services PMI (purchasing managers survey) during January slipped to 54.5 from 56.2 in December.
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GBP/USD Falls After BOE Rate Decision
Thursday, February 2, 2017 - 8:26am | 61Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2586, down 0.0072 The pair is trading at the session lows. The Bank of England (BOE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to leave the bank's rate at a record low of 0.25 percent. The BOE made no change the asset purchase program of 435 billion Sterling. BOE...
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GBP/USD Higher, U.K. Construction PMI Edges Down
Thursday, February 2, 2017 - 5:43am | 82Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2703, up 0.0045 The pair is trading at session highs. Market talk about U.K. headline news and today's Bank of England policy meeting is making the rounds. The U.K. construction PMI (purchasing managers survey) for January fell to 52.2 from 54.2 during December. The Bank...
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GBP/USD Little Higher Ahead of Data and BOE
Thursday, February 2, 2017 - 5:11am | 84Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2688, up 0.0031 The pair is trading at session highs. Market talk about global headline news and comments from policy makers is making the rounds. The U.K. construction PMI (purchasing managers survey) is scheduled for release at 4:30 a.m. ET. The Bank of England (BOE)...
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GBP/USD Higher, U.K. Manufacturing PMI Eases
Wednesday, February 1, 2017 - 7:17am | 47Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2619, up 0.0033 Markit's U.K. manufacturing PMI (purchasing managers survey) edged down to 55.9 during January versus 56.1 in December. U.K. construction PMI is scheduled for release Thursday at 4:30 a.m. ET. U.K. services PMI is due out Friday at 4:30 a.m. ET.
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GBP/USD Higher, U.K. House Price Rise Eases
Wednesday, February 1, 2017 - 7:13am | 41Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2623, up 0.0037. Nationwide Building Society reported that U.K. housing prices rose 0.2 percent during January versus a 0.8 percent rise in December. Year over year January house prices were up 4.3 percent versus a rise of 4.5 percent in December.
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GBP/USD Trading Lower, U.K. Mortage Approvals Edge Up
Tuesday, January 31, 2017 - 6:43am | 98Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2435, down 0.0062. The pair is trading just above the session lows. Market talk about European headline news and comments from policy makers is making the rounds. The Bank of England (BOE) reported that loan approvals for house purchases in the United Kingdom rose to 67,...
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GBP/USD Edges Down
Monday, January 30, 2017 - 6:00am | 49Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2524, down 0.0017 The pair is trading just above the session lows after showing gains overnight. Market chatter about weekend headline news is making the rounds. The Bank of England (BOE) is scheduled to release loan approvals and consumer credit figures Tuesday at 4:30 a.m...
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GBP/USD Trading Lower
Friday, January 27, 2017 - 6:30am | 46Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2545, down 0.0050 The pair is trading just above the session lows. Market talk about European headline news and comments from policy makers is making the rounds. The Bank of England (BOE) is scheduled to release loan approvals and consumer credit figures Tuesday.
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GBP/USD Trading Lower, U.K. GDP Steady
Thursday, January 26, 2017 - 6:42am | 54Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2596, down 0.0037. The U.K. Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that fourth quarter U.K. GDP (gross domestic product) rose 0.6 percent versus a 0.6 percent rise in the third quarter. On the year U.K. GDP rose 2.2 percent versus a 2.2 percent rise year over year...
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GBP/USD Moves Down, BBA Mortgage Approves Edge Up
Thursday, January 26, 2017 - 6:36am | 39Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2603, down 0.0031. The pair is trading choppy and just above the session lows after showing some gains overnight. The British Bankers' Association (BBA) reported that December U.K. mortgage approvals rose to 43,200 versus 41,000 in November.
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GBP/USD Trading Higher, CBI UK Industrial Trend Survey Improves
Wednesday, January 25, 2017 - 7:39am | 46Read More...GBP/USD is trading at 1.2575, up 0.0045. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) order book balance survey rose to 5 in January from 0 in December. Industry output expectations for the next three months rose to 28 from 26. Price expectations rose to 28 from 26. Export orders improved to...

