During European trading, the British Pound increased against the US Dollar, trading above 1.3300 levels.
The GBP/USD currency gained ground in the European trading session, as the markets are still doubting good news concerning the China-US trade war, which is creating negative pressure on the US dollar. In the UK, CBI Industrial Trends Orders data for April (-36 exp) will be released (11:00 GMT+1). In the US, Durable Goods Orders for March (2.1% exp) and Initial Jobless Claims (222k exp) will be posted (13:30 GMT+1) and ExistingHomes Sales data for March (4.14 mln exp) will be released (15:00 GMT+1).