UK: Index of Services rises slightly more than expected in August

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The UK Index of Services increased 0.6% in August, after growing 0.5% in July, National Statistics reported on Friday. Consensus pointed to a 0.5% rise.

Oct 25, 2013

GBP/USD eyes 1.6240 on UK GDP

The sterling kept the composure after the UK GDP data, with the GBP/USD pushing prices towards the upper end of the band at 1.6230/40 in the wake of the release....

EUR/GBP drops slightly as UK GDP came in line with expectations

The EUR/GBP is heading a bit downwards but mostly sidelines after the UK GDP came exactly in lines with expectations, indicating that the UK economy grew in the fastest pace since the past three years.