UK wages rose 2.1% y/y in January, better than expected. Excluding bonuses, wages are up 2.2%. Both figures are 0.1% above expectations. The unemployment rate remains 5.1% as predicted. Jobless claims for February have dropped 18K, double the early expectations. In addition, the previous figure was revised to -28.4K instead of -14.8K originally reported, which is […]