This was good news for the pound as it is probably an indication that the UK economy is getting back on track after having had choppy incoming data over the last few weeks. Pair currently broke 1.30 handle.
Sterling higher despite no data releases
The pound got a well needed boost yesterday just when it began to flounder at the lows and it looked as though it might fall further. The manufacturing production data came in as per expected at 0.0% but the reading from last month was revised higher.
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