The British Pound (GBP) will come to life at 09:30 this morning as the UK unemployment figures are released and the Bank of England release the minutes of the January MPC meeting. Read our views on the matter here. Stay in touch with Pound Sterling Live for the UK currency's reaction.

April 2,2014

The British Pound (GBP) is firm on Tuesday morning; we have some second tier data from the CBI to look out for today but it is events tomorrow that will provide direction for the next leg in Sterling. Technical levels will be of importance through the course of today as traders position themselves accordingly.

April 1,2014

The British Pound (GBP) is firm on Monday morning thanks to the boost afforded by UK retail figures on Friday. We consider the latest predictions on where the currency could be headed today and later this week. Key event risks are the Bank of England MPC minutes release and employment data on Wednesday.

April 7,2014

The British Pound (GBP) has rallied on the global foreign exchange markets as UK retail sales shatter expectations reinforcing the view that the uptrend is likely to stay intact.

April 4,2014

The British Pound (GBP) continues to consolidate its position on global exchange rate markets with the near-term outlook for major pound exchange rates soft ahead of tomorrow's retail figures. We are however seeing good gains against the Australian dollar today.

April 3,2014