Geraldine Concagh Data Quotations

Both the earnings and the claimant count data are stronger than expected. But I think any reaction to that data will be limited until we see the tone of the Bank of England's inflation report later this morning.

The UK service sector PMI gave a boost to sterling -- sterling came off against the euro yesterday, so the data provided the opportunity for a bit of a correction.

Domestic data is not having a whole lot of impact at the moment.