Gbpusd pulled back slightly after the flash UK and US manufacturing and services PMI numbers. The pair retreated to a low of 1.2729, a few points below Wednesday's high of 1.2777. S&P Global published strong economic numbers from the United States and the UK, signaling that the two countries started the year well. In the UK, the manufacturing PMI rose from 46.3 in December to 47.2 in January, higher than the median estimate of 46.7. Similarly, the services PMI jumped from 53.5 to 53.7 in January while the composite PMI rose to 52.4. These numbers came a few days after the Office of National Statistics released higher inflation but weak retail sales data.