• +17 prev
  • retail sales expectations + 26
  • both highest since nov 2012
  • quarterly retail business situation balance +20 vs +10 prev. highest since aug 2010
  • quarterly balance for reported employment +14, highest since may 2002

Market not interested in this upbeat report ahead of the main event with Mr C

GBPUSD staged a blip of a rally to 1.5494

Currently 1.5491 and hanging in there above the support at 1.5480 I mentioned earlier.Expect stop-loss selling if breached