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The Pound Euro (GBP\/EUR<\/a>) exchange rate is edging lower for a second session.<\/p>\n

UK jobs data pointed to an improving UK labour market. Unemployment unexpectedly fell to 4.8% in the three months to March, down from 4.9%. This was the third straight month the rate fell suggesting that the labour market had turned a corner.<\/p>\n

Today inflation data for both the UK and the Eurozone<\/a> will be in focus. Analysts are expecting UK consumer prices to rise 0.6% month on month in April, up from 0.3% in March.<\/p>\n

Inflation in the Eurozone is also expected to rise 0.6% month on month in April, down from 0.9%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Pound Euro (GBP\/EUR) exchange rate is edging lower for a second session. UK jobs data pointed to an improving UK labour market. Unemployment unexpectedly fell to 4.8% in the three months to March, down from 4.9%. This was the third straight month the rate fell suggesting that the labour market had turned a corner. 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