Cable eases to 1.2498 after larger than expected drop in UK employment

Down 207k in three months to July vs minus 185k f/c. 1.2498 = intra-day low

UK ex-bonus wages up 8.5% vs 8.2% forecast; regular wages up 7.8%, as f/c

UK ILO jobless rate 4.3%, as f/c. 1.2501-1.2531 was GBP/USD range in Asia

1.2548 was Monday's high, after Mann's hawkish steer (1.2548 was August low)

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