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• GBP/USD unchanged in Asia after closing 0.55% higher Tuesday
• Consolidates following rally to a 1-mth high on strong UK labour market data
• UK jobs figures latest in string of better-than-forecast economic data
• UK employer pay awards edge up to 3.1%, Brightmine says
• Money markets almost fully price 25 bps BoE hike on November 5
• Sep inflation data Wed may cement Nov hike; CPI seen up 3.4% vs Aug 3.1%
• BoE policymaker Greene says inflation risks are bigger than thought
• Resistance 1.3405-10, 1.3435-40 ; support 1.3340-50, 1.3300-10
• Range Tuesday 1.3306-1.3409, Asia 1.3371-1.33785
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(Krishna Kumar is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)