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Aug 16, 2017

Actual

2.1%

Forecast

1.8%

1.9%

The Average Earnings Index measures change in the price businesses and the government pay for labor, including bonuses. The Average Earnings figure gives us a good indication of personal income growth during the given month.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the GBP, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the GBP.

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Currency: GBP

Source: Office for National Statistics

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Aug 16, 2017 (Jun)	04:30	2.1%	1.8%	1.9%
Jul 12, 2017 (May)	04:30	1.8%	1.8%	2.1%
Jun 14, 2017 (Apr)	04:30	2.1%	2.4%	2.3%
May 17, 2017 (Mar)	04:30	2.4%	2.4%	2.3%
Apr 12, 2017 (Feb)	04:30	2.3%	2.2%	2.3%
Mar 15, 2017 (Jan)	05:30	2.2%	2.4%	2.6%

News

Forex - Sterling higher after UK jobs, wage data By Investing.com - Aug 16, 2017

Investing.com - The pound rose to the days highs against the dollar on Wednesday after the latest UK jobs report showed that the unemployment rate fell to its lowest since 1975 while wage growth ...

U.K. unemployment rate drops while wages pick up By Investing.com - Aug 16, 2017

Investing.com - The jobless rate in the U.K. unexpectedly dropped in June while wage inflation registered a stronger-than-expected increase, official data showed on Wednesday. The Office for National...

Pound reverses losses after U.K. jobs report By Investing.com - Jul 12, 2017

Investing.com - Sterling reversed losses Wednesday after a strong U.K. employment report for May.The pound was up 0.05% at $1.2853 at 05:00 ET.It hit a low of $1.2812 for the session as BoE Deputy ...

Analysis

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By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. The single-most important theme in the financial markets this past week was risk aversion. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

US Stocks Fall, Dollar Dumped, Euro Holds 1.17 By Kathy Lien - Aug 17, 2017 3

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. It was another day for the U.S. dollar where flows were dominated by Trump’s political woes. The greenback’s ...

The Greenback Took A Double Hit, Where To Next? By ForexTime - Aug 17, 2017

The U.S. dollar remained on the defensive early Thursday, after yesterday’s declines led by increased uncertainty over another U.S. rate hike in 2017 and President Donald Trump’s fiscal ...

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msawakhe skosana Mar 15, 2017 12:00PM GMT

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Brexit lol.....we know market makers......pumping to dump.

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msawakhe skosana Mar 15, 2017 6:26AM GMT

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stop hunt high then down.

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Sri Phani Aug 12, 2015 9:00AM GMT

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what about gbpusd today

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Sohail Sarwar Feb 18, 2015 6:22AM GMT

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UP dear.

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Roshan ufaya Feb 18, 2015 10:24AM GMT

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nice think !

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Mdazim Sikde FX Jan 21, 2015 5:22AM GMT

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down

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Mdazim Sikde FX Jan 21, 2015 5:21AM GMT

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No Fear Seif Nov 11, 2014 10:25PM GMT

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GBPUSD ltl bit up likely find support 1.6090.. then down at that time (y)

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Aruna Ranaweera Sep 17, 2014 4:13AM GMT

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gbp up.

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Dulaj Anuranga Fernando Sep 16, 2014 9:17AM GMT

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What will GBP?

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imrul naeem Dec 17, 2014 6:59AM GMT

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up or down?.

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