UK May average weekly earnings +3.4% vs +3.1% 3m/y expected
UK Average Earnings Excluding Bonus came in at 3.6% (3Mo/Yr) better than expectations of 3.5%) in May.
United Kingdom Claimant Count Change came in at 38K beating forecasts of 22.8K in June.
United Kingdom Claimant Count Rate rose from previous 3.1% to 3.2% in June
The UK ILO Unemployment Rate (3M) came in at 3.8% as expected.
GBPUSD was trading at the daily low before the news at 1.2454 and now, 10 minutes after the data released the pair adds 15 pips to 1.2470.
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