The U.K. economy expanded at a pace of 0.6% in the second quarter compared with the previous three-month period
The number was in line with expectations and building on a 0.3% improvement in the first quarter
In U.S
Initial jobless claims moved up by 7,000 to a seasonally adjusted 343,000 in the week ended July 20.
Economists had expected claims to rise to 342,000 from a revised 336,000 in the prior week.
The average of new claims over the past month, a more reliable gauge than the volatile weekly number, dropped by 1,250 to 345,250, marking the lowest level since mid-May
