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Pound Euro Exchange Rate News: GBP/EUR Wavered amid Faster UK Wage Growth

April 18, 2023 – Written by John Cameron

Pound (GBP) Supported by Strong Labour Market Data

The Pound (GBP) experienced modest success against many of its peers on Tuesday in the wake of stronger-than-expected jobs data. Despite unemployment edging higher than expected to 3.8%, faster wage growth and unexpected employment growth cheered investors.

An unprecedented number of people joined the workforce in March, as 169k were employed, against expectations of a 50k increase. The improvement highlighted the largest increase in employment since April 2022.

Further cheering…
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