At 4:30 am ET Wednesday, the Bank of England is slated to release the minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting held on July 8 and 9. The bank held its interest rate at a record low 0.50 percent and quantitative easing at GBP 375 billion.

Ahead of the data, the pound rose against its major rivals.

As of 4:25 am ET, the pound was trading at 0.7007 against the euro, 1.4954 against the Swiss franc, 1.5612 against the U.S. dollar and 193.23 against the yen.

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