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Apr 27 - 04:55 AM

GBP/USD - On 1.35 Handle; Fed, BoE Event Risks This Week

By Robert Howard  —  Apr 27 - 02:44 AM

• Cable trades on 1.35 handle as it consolidates gains from 1.3455 (Friday low)

• 1.3547 was Asia high, as safe-haven dollar dipped on Axios report, re: Iran

• Iran gave U.S. a proposal for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending the war

• 1.3547 approximates to last week's peak (1.3538 was pre-weekend high)

• U.S. Senator Tillis says he's ready to advance confirmation of Warsh as Fed chair

• Fed rate hold expected on Wednesday; BoE rate hold expected on Thursday

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(Robert Howard is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)

Source:
London Stock Exchange Group | Thomson Reuters

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