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Friday
- GBP/EUR opened at 1.0973, traded a high of 1.0992, a low of 1.0931 and closed at 1.0931 representing a -0.37% fall on Friday.
- GBP/USD gained by 0.26% on Friday, traded a high of 1.2169, a low of 1.2088 and closed at 1.2157.
- CAD trade balance came in at 0.1B vs -0.3B.
- US average hourly earnings m/m came in at 0.3% vs 0.2% expected.
- Non-farm employment change came in as expected at 164K.
- US unemployment rate came in slightly worse than expected at 3.7% vs 3.6%.
- US President Donald Trump tweeted that “things are going very well with China” however he did also say that he could increase China tariffs “to a very much higher number”.
Overnight
- GBP/AUD, GBP/NZD and GBP/JPY are currently trading 1.7969, 1.8642 and 128.57, respectively.
- Boris Johnson plans to give the NHS a one-off cash boost of £1.8bn.
Today
- UK services PMI came in better than expected at 51.4 vs 50.4.
- At 3pm we have ISM non-manufacturing PMI from the US.
- This followed by employment change q/q and unemployment rate from New Zealand at 11.45pm.
MAJOR CURRENCY PAIRS
Current at time of distribution
| Currency Pair | Interbank Rate | % Change on Day |
| GBP/EUR | 1.0905 | -0.24 |
| GBP/USD | 1.2137 | -0.17 |
| EUR/USD | 1.1147 | +0.37 |
| AUD/USD | 0.6755 | -0.63 |
ECONOMIC CALENDAR
Current at time of distribution
Current at time of distribution
| Time (GMT) | Region | Data Release | Forecast | Previous |
| 15:00 | USD | ISM non-manufacturing PMI | 55.5 | 55.1 |
| 23:45 | NZD | Employment change q/q | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 23:45 | NZD | Unemployment rate | 4.3% | 4.2% |