No surprises in the headline number: inflation was flat y/y in June in the UK. In other figures, the RPI came out at 1% as expected but Core CPI missed with only 0.8% contrary to 0.9% predicted.
GBP/USD is slightly higher.
In other figures, PPI Input fell 1.3%, more than 0.7% predicted and PPI Output remained flat m/m. The House Price Index rose 5.7%, less than 5.9% predicted but above 5.5% last month.
The UK was expected to report no change in headline y/y CPI in June 2015 after +0.1% in May. Month over month, a rise of 0.1% was expected to follow the previous +0.2% gain The RPI was predicted to rise 1% as in the previous month and Core CPI to remain at +0.9%
GBP/USD traded around 1.5450 towards the publication, off the highs it reached beforehand but above the lows on Friday.
It’s a busy day for pound traders. The governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, will appear in parliament for the Inflation Report Hearings. Carney will be accompanied by some colleagues.
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