Pound Advances As U.K. Unemployment Rate Drops
2021年9月14日 - 01:41PM
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The pound climbed against its major counterparts in the early
European session on Tuesday, after a report showed that the UK
unemployment rate decreased in three months to July and the
employment rate rose quarterly.
Data from the Office for National Statistics showed that the
unemployment rate dropped 0.3 percentage points from the previous
quarter to 4.6 percent in three months to July. The rate came in
line with economists' expectations.
At the same time, the employment rate rose 0.5 percentage points
to 75.2 percent.
Average earnings including bonus grew 8.3 percent on a yearly
basis and regular pay that excludes bonuses advanced 6.8 percent in
May to July period.
The ONS said since this growth is affected by base and
compositional effects, interpretation should be taken with
caution.
Further, data showed that the claimant count decreased by 58,600
in August from the previous month. The claimant count rate came in
at seasonally adjusted 5.4 percent versus 5.6 percent in July.
Investors await U.S. inflation data due out later in the day for
directional cues.
The Fed's two-day monetary policy meeting is scheduled for next
Tuesday and Wednesday, but recent signs of slowing economic
momentum could lead the central bank to hold off on discussing
tapering.
The pound firmed to a 4-day high of 1.3882 against the greenback
and near a 5-week high of 152.71 against the yen, from its early
lows of 1.3827 and 152.07, respectively. The next key resistance
for the pound is likely seen around 1.40 against the greenback and
155.00 against the yen.
The pound spiked up to more than a 2-month high 1.2796 against
the franc, after falling to 1.2739 in early deals. On the upside,
1.30 is likely seen as its next resistance level.
The pound edged up to 0.8518 against the euro, off its prior low
of 0.8539. The pound is seen finding resistance around the 0.84
level.
Looking ahead, U.S. CPI for August and Canada manufacturing
sales for July will be released in the New York session.
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