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Consumer confidence – services data hurt pound

Consumer confidence - services data hurt pound

The UK pound weakened Wednesday on new data showing that consumer confidence has declined to its lowest in four years and that a key services index was down to 40.1, leaving the sector in contraction.
The pound was also hurt by a statement from Willem H. Buiter, a former member of the Bank of England’s Monetary [...]