Retail sales & mortgage approvals down
28 July, 2011
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Sterling has been held back today by poor retail sales and mortgage figures in the UK, which showed:
– Only 40,000 new mortgages were approved in November
– Retail sales fell 0.8% in December, and were flat for the year
Analysts were hoping for a slight rise in retail sales, given the Christmas period, and for around 20% more mortgage approvals – both of which would have been indicators of better recovery in the UK economy.
With the sterling-euro rate falling away, aiming for rates of 1.20 may now not be realistic for some time to come.
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