British Pound shows limited reaction to expected increase in UK headline inflation

The British Pound (GBP) reflects a slight market action against the Japanese Yen (JPY) near its day’s low at around 215.70 after the release of the United Kingdom (UK) Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for July.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported that the headline inflation accelerated to 2.9% Year-on-Year (YoY), as expected, from 2.5% in June. The core CPI – which excludes volatile components of food, energy, alcohol and tobacco – grew at a steady pace of 2.6% YoY, while it was expected to slow down to 2.5%.

On a monthly basis, the headline CPI data arrives at 0.35, as expected, higher than the previous reading of 0.1%.

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