Created
: 2024.10.15
2024.10.15 15:06
The United Kingdom's (UK) ILO Unemployment Rate eased to 4.0% in the three months to August, following July's 4.1% reading, the data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed on Tuesday. The market forecast was 4.1% in the reported period.
Additional details of the report showed that the number of people claiming jobless benefits increased by 27.9K in September, compared with a gain of 23.7K in August, missing the expected 20.2K print.
The Employment Change data for August arrived at 373K, compared to 265k reported in July.
Meanwhile, Average Earnings excluding Bonus in the UK rose 4.9% 3M YoY in August versus a 5.1% growth seen in July. The reading aligned with the expectations of a 4.9% acceleration.
Another measure of wage inflation, Average Earnings including Bonus also increased by 3.8% in the same period after a 4.0% growth seen in the quarter through July. The market expectation was for +3.8%.
GBP/USD keeps its range near 1.3050 in reaction to the mixed UK employment data. The pair is trading 0.14% lower on the day at 1.3040, as of writing.
The table below shows the percentage change of British Pound (GBP) against listed major currencies today. British Pound was the weakest against the Japanese Yen.
USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USD | 0.19% | 0.14% | -0.13% | 0.10% | 0.25% | 0.30% | -0.04% | |
EUR | -0.19% | -0.05% | -0.34% | -0.11% | 0.07% | 0.10% | -0.23% | |
GBP | -0.14% | 0.05% | -0.27% | -0.04% | 0.12% | 0.15% | -0.11% | |
JPY | 0.13% | 0.34% | 0.27% | 0.24% | 0.38% | 0.43% | 0.14% | |
CAD | -0.10% | 0.11% | 0.04% | -0.24% | 0.14% | 0.21% | -0.07% | |
AUD | -0.25% | -0.07% | -0.12% | -0.38% | -0.14% | 0.05% | -0.23% | |
NZD | -0.30% | -0.10% | -0.15% | -0.43% | -0.21% | -0.05% | -0.28% | |
CHF | 0.04% | 0.23% | 0.11% | -0.14% | 0.07% | 0.23% | 0.28% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the British Pound from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent GBP (base)/USD (quote).
Created
: 2024.10.15
Last updated
: 2024.10.15
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