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• GBP/USD down 0.1% in Asia after closing 0.55% lower Friday
• Undermined by broadly higher USD which targets 100.64, 2026 high
• Risk aversion, UK political and fiscal concerns take a toll on GBP
• Elevated oil prices, rising global yields, falling stocks weigh
• WTI crude up 2.15% as UAE and Saudi Arabia report drone incidents
• U.S. 10-yr yield jumps to 15-month high, S&P E-Mini down 0.7%
• UK Mar unemployment, Apr inflation, May PMIs, Apr retail sales due this week
• Will stand in any contest to replace Starmer- former UK minister Streeting
• Starmer set to approve $24 bln increase in UK defence spending-The Times
• UK asking prices show bigger-than-usual rise in May, Rightmove says
• Support 1.3285-90, 1.3250, 1.32 10-15, resistance 1.3350-60, 1.3390-1.3400
• Friday range 1.3315-1.34075, Asia range 1.3304-1.3330
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(Krishna Kumar is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)