The pound plummeted against the dollar while gilt yields came under further pressure after new figures revealed the continued strength of the US economy. According to the latest report on the US labour market,

By Greta Rosen Fondahn (Reuters) -British assets remained under pressure on Friday from high global borrowing costs, with sterling falling for the fourth day in a row and better-than-expected U.S. jobs data intensifying the move,

British assets remained under pressure on Friday from high global borrowing costs, with sterling falling for the fourth day in a row and better-than-expected U.S. jobs data intensifying the move, while gilt yields rose for a fifth consecutive day.

British assets remained under pressure on Friday from elevated global borrowing costs, with sterling falling for the fourth day in a row and gilt yields rising for a fifth consecutive day, though both were off the previous session's most extreme levels.