Sterling shot up following BoE minutes; U.K. report

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The Pound advanced as the Bank of England released it minutes from the July 4 meeting with increased jobs report, as investors await the speech from the Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke. The Bank of England officials voted to maintain bond purchases unchanged at £375 billion this month. The Sterling added 0.45% to $1.5234 versus the greenback and jumped 0.50% to £0.8640 against the Euro.
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