UK June Halifax House Price Index report 7 July

  • -0.3% prev revised up from -0.4%
  • 3mth-year 2.6% vs 3.1% exp vs 3.3 prev

Softer data at a time when the BOE is making plans and noises at cooling the housing market through tighter borrowing criteria.

The Halifax report is one of three UK HPI readings each month.

GBPUSD unfazed at 1.2959 but EURGBP nudging higher again at 0.8814 to post new Asian/session highs. EURUSD up to 1.1422

UK Halifax HPI mm