UK economy: BRC data shows big drop in number of shoppers

21/11/2011 | 00:19 GMT

Sterling is under a bit of pressure this morning with the latest BRC data showing some worrying trends in the retail sector. EUR/GBP is up at .8580 from opening levels near .8550, which is quite a decent-sized move for this particular pair during the Asian session.

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