Britain’s Manufacturing Looks Good, Pound Higher

The Great Britain pound gained against its major peers today with the help of a good manufacturing report. It was the third consecutive day of gains for the currency against the euro and the Japanese yen.

The Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI increase to the three-month high of 52.9 in January from 52.1 in December. The actual reading was noticeably higher than the median forecast of 51.8.

The Bank of England is going to hold a policy meeting on Thursday, and it may have a big impact on the sterling.

GBP/USD rallied from 1.4249 to 1.4370 as of 17:22 GMT today. EUR/GBP dropped from 0.7603 to 0.7581.

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