Ireland Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) rose from previous 0.2% to 1.4% in 1Q

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Aug 3, 2015

Ireland Gross Domestic Product (YoY) up to 6.5% in 1Q from previous 4.1%

GBP/USD drops below 1.5600

The British pound continues to underperform against the US dollar in the European session, with GBP/USD now surrendering 1.56 handle. The major remains pressured amid broad based US dollar strength while markets chose to comfortably ignore above estimates UK manufacturing PMI report.