And the prior comes in at 15, revised from 16
More (this via Reuters):
- Gauges of house price growth and transactions falling to the lowest level in years (headline price balance at its lowest level since April 2013, and overall property transactions declined at the same pace as in June, marking the weakest two months since mid-2008)
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said its members cited uncertainty following the June 23 referendum and tax changes as the main reasons for the slowdown - but some said activity had started to improve after an initial wobble
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The RICS house price report is not often much an FX market mover, but GBP has become more sensitive to everything ever since voting to leave the EU
I expect the volatility to continue for a good many months to come. Having said that, little forex response to this data
GBP edging tiny higher so far:
Note, it's a Japanese holiday today
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Elsewhere in FX: