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• GBP/USD unchanged in Asia after closing 0.1% lower on Wednesday
• Weighed down by broad dollar strength and UK political turmoil
• Fed Dec rate hike bets rise on signs U.S. inflation becoming pervasive
• GBP and UK bonds stabilise as Starmer challenger fails to emerge
• Gloom in UK housing market shows no sign of lifting, RICS survey shows
• POLL-BoE to hold rates at 3.75% this year, but growing minority expect hike
• UK Q1 and March GDP, industrial and manufacturing output, and trade due Thu
• Support at 100-day MA at 1.3484, daily close below opens 1.3450-55, 1.3410
• Resistance 1.3550,1.3590-1.3600; Wed range 1.3485-1.3548, Asia
1.3505-1.3530
GBP:
(Krishna Kumar is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)