EUR/GBP eyes 0.7300 on UK data

FXStreet (Edinburgh) - The sterling keeps depreciating vs. its European peer today, sending EUR/GBP to test the upper-0.7200s.

EUR/GBP firmer on UK jobs

The European cross keeps the buoyant tone on Wednesday after the mixed results from the UK labour market, where the unemployment rate has ticked lower to 5.2% in the three months ended in October.

Further data showed Claimant Count Changed increasing by 3.9K during November, while Average Earning Including Bonus has expanded 2.4%, coming in short from previous estimates.

EUR/GBP levels to consider

As of writing the cross is up 0.26% at 0.7282 with the next resistance at 0.7300 (high Dec.4) followed by 0.7374 (76.4% Fibo of 0.7496-0.6979) and then 0.7496 (high Oct.13). On the flip side, a breach of 0.7204 (200-day sma) would expose 0.7176 (38.2% Fibo of 0.7496-0.6979) and then 0.7101 (23.6% Fibo of 0.7496-0.6979).

UK ILO unemployment rate at 5.2 per cent, wage growth at 2.4 per cent

The UK ILO unemployment rate (3 months) came in at 5.2 per cent as against 5.3 recorded earlier. Wage growth is currently at levels about half of where it was before the crisis. Ben Brettell, senior economist at broker Hargreaves Lansdown had observed “there are signs that wage growth is flattening out”. Wage growth slowed to 2.4 per cent from 3 per cent recorded earlier.
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