US crude oil inventories dropped for the seventh consecutive time last week, official figures revealed on Wednesday.
New home sales in the United States dropped more than expected last month, probably amid weaker demand.
On Monday, the British Prime Minister Theresa May had an interview with the BBC channel's Andrew Neil.
UK retail sales rebounded markedly last month despite the post-Brexit sharp fall in the value of the Pound.
UK retail sales rebounded markedly last month despite the post=Brexit sharp fall in the value of the Pound.
Pay growth in the United Kingdom dropped below inflation for the first time in more than two years, official figures revealed on Wednesday.
UK consumer inflation climbed more than expected last month amid the sharp fall in the value of the Pound caused by Britain's decision to leave the European Union.
On Monday, the British Prime Minister Theresa May, appointed after the country voted to leave the European Union on June 23, promised to extend British workers' rights in both workplace and boardroom.
Consumer prices in the United States advanced last month but less than analysts expected.
At its latest policy meeting, the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted by a majority of 7-1 to leave the bank rate at 0.25%, with Kristin Forbes being the only one favouring an immediate hike in rates on the back of an uptick in pipeline inflation pressures that, in her opinion, has pushed the CPI to somewhat uncomfortable levels.
The US Import Price Index managed to post a larger-than-expected gain over the course of April, official data revealed on Wednesday.
The number of job openings in the US rose in March, according to the JOLTS monthly report.
A monthly report released by IHS Markit showed that change of house prices in the UK did not justify analysts' expectations. While majority of experts anticipated an increase of 0.1% in April, the revealed data showed the opposite result.
The US unemployment rate dropped unexpectedly last month, as companies created more jobs than expected.
GBP/USD sustained its tendency of lacking momentum to move in any direction and opened flat for the fifth consecutive time, suggesting that the pair might take this path until it meets the bottom trend-line of the senior broadening wedge.
GBP/USD remained inside the bounds of an upward sloping channel pattern on the daily chart and opened the day with a slip further away from the upper boundary which it had managed to test twice over the last few weeks.
British manufacturing activity hit its best since 2014 last month, supported by a solid global economic recovery and the weak Pound.
The Purchasing Managers' Index for the US manufacturing sector grew less than analysts estimated.
The British economy expanded at a slower than expected pace in the three-month period to March, as consumers began feeling the impact of rising inflation amid the sharp fall in the value of the Pound.
Orders for US-manufactured goods rose less than experts estimated in March, official figures revealed on Thursday.
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index dropped more than experts estimated.
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index dropped more than experts estimated.
Friday's data on British retail sales surprised many experts who did not expect such a notable change in March.
Friday's data on British retail sales surprised many experts who did not expect such a notable change in March.