Western Union:
Signs of stiffening headwinds on Britain's economy had the pound on pace of a week of general underperformance.
The big blow to sterling sentiment came from news this week that Britain's services, a vital growth engine, experienced its largest monthly decline, a 3-point drop to 56.5 in May, in more than three years.
Coupled with the weakest inflation since the 1960s the wait for a U.K. interest rate hike has seemingly grown a bit longer, weighing on the pound.
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Western Union:Signs of stiffening headwinds on Britain's economy had the pound on pace of a week of general underperformance. The big blow to sterling sentiment came from news this week that Britain's services, a vital g…
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