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UK Preliminary Services PMI rebounds to 50.2 in May vs. 50 expected

  • UK Services PMI recovered to 50.2 in May, beating expectations.
  • Manufacturing PMI in the UK dropped to 45.1 in May.
  • GBP/USD holds minor gains above 1.3400 after UK business PMIs.

The seasonally adjusted S&P Global/CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dipped to 45.1 in May from 45.4 in April. The data missed the market forecast of 46 in the reported period.

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AUD/JPY falls below 92.50, further downside appears due to rising odds of BoJ rate hikes

AUD/JPY hits a fresh two-week low, with trading around 92.30 during the European hours on Thursday.
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RBA’s Hauser: Australian exporters are upbeat about resilience of China demand

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser said on Thursday, “Australian exporters are upbeat about resilience of China demand.”
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