The UK’s economic data is up and down enough to tire the most committed bride on her wedding night. After a strong December, January’s data was disappointing – output fell by 0.4% compared with December according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Analysts had expected a rise of 0.2%.

Bloomberg: Factory output dropped 0.9 percent from December, the Office for National Statistics said today in London. Economists predicted a 0.2 percent increase, according to the median of 26 forecasts in a Bloomberg News survey. The pound fell as much as 0.4 percent after the report and traded at $1.4909 as of 10:26 a.m. in London.

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Blame it on the weather.

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