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• Cable rises to 1.3352 as pound strengthens on UK jobless rate fall
• 4.7% vs 4.9% previously. An increase to 5.0% was expected
• Ex-bonus pay growth 3.7% vs 3.6% f/c. 1.3352 is high since Friday
• 1.3306-1.3335 was Asia range (pre-UK data). 1.3300 was Monday low
• Resistance levels include 1.3371 (Friday's three-week peak) and 1.34
• UK data underpins expectation for BoE rate hike to 4% on
Nov 5
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(Robert Howard is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)