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• GBP/USD down 0.2% in Asia on profit-taking after a 0.6% rally Wednesday
• Slips from an early 1.3383 high to 1.3344 as long-dated U.S. yields surge
• U.S. 30-year yield hovers near 19-year high hit Wed when it gained 12 bps
• Fed holds rates, its inflation resolve questioned, Warsh dodges guidance
• BoE expected to hold rates at 3.75% in a 6-3 vote Thursday
• Resistance at 1.3381, ten 1.3396-98 where 100 & 200-day MAs converge
• Support 1.3310-15, 1.3275-80; Wed range 1.3280-1.3385
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(Krishna Kumar is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)