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• GBP/USD up 0.1% in Asia after yet another recovery from below 1.3200
• Solid base forms @ 1.3180-90; more support @ 1.3140-1.3160 lows in Mar, June
• US yields close lower after a strong 30-year bond auction, supporting GBP
• Pause in European bond selloff also supports GBP sentiment
• Trump's pledge to avoid Iran strike before Nov midterm vote lifts Sterling
• Traders look ahead to next week's busy data and central bank calendar
• US inflation, UK August GDP, industrial and manufacturing output, trade due
• Fed Chair Warsh fireside chat next Fri at IMF/World bank meeting eyed
• BoE officials Sarah Breeden, Megan Greene, Huw Pill, Gov Andrew Bailey speak
• Burnham's Labour hopes to retain former PM Starmer's London seat in Thu vote
• Resistance 1.3250-55, 1.3275-85; Wed range 1.3194-1.3274, Asia
1.3206-1.3221
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(Krishna Kumar is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)