Not a whole lot of action to kick start the day
European indices are easing a little after a steadier start to the session, down around 0.1% to 0.3% across the board. US futures have also given up slight gains, with S&P 500 futures marked lower now by 0.1% as the risk mood keeps more tepid.

Latest data released by Eurostat – 18 August 2021
The preliminary report can be found . No change to the initial estimates as euro area annual headline inflation keeps above the 2% target of the ECB.

GBP/USD down 0.4% to below 1.3800 on the day
The only thing I can really point towards is a technical move with GBP/USD keeping lower after failing to breach its 200-hour moving average at around 1.3867 yesterday, and also with GBP/JPY breaking below the 3 August support at 151.17.