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Forex Trading News: GBP Employment and Earnings Data Released

Posted by Mr. Danish FX on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 4:32am in

The Claimant Count Change number comes out at -1.2K from the previous -2.8K.  This number was forecast at -1.8K.

The Average Earnings Index and Bonus figure comes out at 3.7% from the previous 3.7%.  This number was forecast at 3.6%.

The Unemployment Rate goes to 5.2% from the previous 5.2%.  This number was released as forecast.

The GBP made only modest initial gains as this data was pretty much released as expected across the board. 

 

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