Australia AiG Performance of Construction Index: 52.6 (July) vs 51.8

FXStreet.com (Barcelona)

Aug 7, 2014

Australian jobs: Looking for a weaker reading than consensus - Westpac

Sean Callow, FX Strategist at Westpac, shares his thoughts on the upcoming Australian jobs report, noting that Westpac looks for a weaker July reading than consensus.

GBP/USD firm on 1.6850

GBP/USD has edged back from the slide from above 1.6890 on poorer data form the UK in London and is consolidating away from the lows beyond 1.6825 which had been threatening the bulls and testing out their commitments.