UK: Index of Services rises 0.6% in March

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The UK Index of Services climbed 0.6% in March, up from the 0.1% rise in February, National Statistics reported on Thursday. This result is slightly lower than market consensus of +0.7%.

May 23, 2013

GBP/JPY tumbles to 152.24/26 after GDP in UK

The GBP/JPY sell-off has been in full swing during European trading, leading the cross to plunge to session lows on the heels of economic data in the United Kingdom.

Flash: Japanese equities plunge. Investors on edge over QE3 - BTMU

Derek Halpenny, European Head of Global Markets Research at the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ notes that increased volatility was notable so far today during the Asian trading session with the Japanese yen joining the dollar in strengthening as risk aversion takes hold.