Better than expected GDP figures from the US have had an impact on the USDGBP, down 0.5%, as the US economy grew 1.7% in the second quarter and the private sector took on another 200,000 jobs.

In the mean time in the Eurozone the IMF has warned that Greece is facing a €9.2bn Black hole in their finances although on the plus side unemployment fell for the first time in over two years across the currency zone.

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