• 60.3k prev

  • highest since Sept 2014
  • M4 money supply mm -0.8% vs +0.1% prev
  • biggest monthly fall since March 2014
  • yy -2.2% vs -1.1% prev
  • ex IOFCs 3-mth annualised +5.5% vs +4.9% prev revised down from 5.0%
  • consumer credit GBP +0.817bln vs +0.516bln prev vs +0.9% exp
  • lending to non-financial firms GBP +1.877bln, highest since May 2014, vs -3.94bln prev

A mixed bunch of readings really but stronger than expected mftg PMI sees GBPUSD lifted to 1.5417 but with EURGBP still supported at 0.7270 after an initial dip. EURUSD now popped through 1.1200