18 October 2017 Pound Sterling "Fails to Fly" on News UK Wages Grow 2.2%

Expectations for a Sterling-supportive reading from today's tranche of labour market data are low.

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16 August 2017 Finally, Relief for British Pound vs Dollar + Euro as Wages Head Higher, Unemployment Falls

"The latest labour market figures provided some signs that the tightening in the labour market may be leading to a recovery in wage growth at long last."

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12 July 2017 Employment Data Aids Oversold Pound Sterling to Strong Recovery Against Euro and Dollar

Pound Sterling faces up to the first real economic data release of the week on Wednesday, July 12 in the form of employment and wage data from the ONS, due for release at 09:30 B.S.T.

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14 June 2017 Employment and Wage Data Paint Mixed Picture for UK's Economic Outlook

The British Pound was buoyed by the release of stronger-than-forecast inflation data on June 13, next up on the docket are employment and wage earnings data.

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17 May 2017 Pound Off Day's Lows as UK Unemployment Falls, Wages Grow 2.4%

The focus today for Pound Sterling will remain on UK economic data.

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12 April 2017 Little for Pound Sterling to Welcome in April's Wage and Employment Data

Of importance for Sterling will be the release of average earnings data (with bonus) which is expected to have shown growth of 2.2%.

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18 January 2017 UK Economy Now Running at Full Employment

Pound Sterling will be hoping for calmer waters in mid-week trade following the wild ride experienced so far this week.

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15 November 2016 UK Unemployment Forecast to Jump in 2017

The consequences of Brexit have still not fully fed through into the economy, say UBS, but after Article 50 is triggered at the start of 2017 the full effects are expected to depress growth.

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19 October 2016 UK Employment Data October: Strong Data, Outlook Less Assured

UK employment data for August has come in largely in line with analyst expectations but with a slightly better-than-expected bias.

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14 September 2016 Strong Wage and Employment Data Unable to Stem Pound's Decline

The highlight for Sterling in the mid-week session will be the release of employment data for August from the ONS at 09:30 B.S.T.

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10 September 2016 Outlook for British Pound v Euro and US Dollar: Inflation and Employment Data to Drive Exchange Rates

Pound Sterling lost ground against both the Euro and Dollar in the week 5-9 September, snapping a run of three weeks of positive performances against both currencies.

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17 August 2016 Strong UK Employment Data Catches Pessimistic Analysts on the Wrong Foot Again

A strong set of UK employment and earnings data were released on Wednesday the 17th August.

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12 August 2016 The British Pound Faces Fresh 2016 Lows Against Euro, Dollar as Inflation and Employment Data Dominate the Outlook

Pound Sterling looks to be determined to stay above its 2016 lows, but the resilience will be tested over coming days when inflation and employment data are released.

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26 July 2016 United States, Canada and Ireland: Top Job Search Destinations Following Brexit

77% surge in Britons looking for work in the US following the referendum result, according to worldโ€™s largest job site, Indeed.

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15 June 2016 UK Earnings and Employment Data Beat Expectations

The UK economy is not in bad shape heading into its potential rift with the European Union.

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18 May 2016 UK Wage Spike Gives British Pound Bulls Hope Recent Gains Can Stick

Recent pound sterling gains look more sustainable in the wage of news wages and employment data have beaten analyst expectations in mid-week.

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16 May 2016 British Pound Advance Capped by Fall in Inflation, Employment Data Could be Key Data Release This Week

Pound sterling enjoyed a strong recovery through April but gains have since stalled, and under-par data releases have certainly played their part.

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20 April 2016 Pound Sterling Brushes Aside UK Earnings and Employment Data Shock

With the pound continuing to enjoy a decent run against the US dollar and euro all eyes now turn to todayโ€™s release of UK employment and earnings data.

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15 March 2016 US Federal Reserve Hurt Dollar with March Decision, UK Wage Data Fails to Boost Sterling

The pound sterling has lost ground against the dollar thanks to Brexit fears and a heavy sell-off in the GBP-JPY cross.

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