Cable down at 1.5795 from around 1.5820 when I first arrived. Talk of selling coming out of the Middle East.

UK data due today:

08:30 GMT: Current account expected -8.2 bln

08:30 GMT: Q2 GDP (final read) expected +1.2 q/q, +1.7% y/y

10:00 GMT: CBI distributive trades for September expected 25 from previous 35