Average hourly earnings rose 1.9% in March and excluding bonuses, we have a rise of 2.2%. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.5% as expected.
This UK data trumps a smaller than expected drop in jobless claims, and GBP/USD climbs to a new high well above 1.57: the high so far is 1.5746.
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