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• Cable gravitates to 1.3500-10 option expiries before US CPI data at 1230 GMT
• 1.3527 was early London high, after unexpectedly positive UK July GDP
• US August CPI is forecast up 0.4% MM, 3.4% YY; core f/c 0.2% MM, 2.4% YY
• Hotter prints might lift dollar, depress GBP/USD to/through 1.3475
• 1.3475 was three-week low last week (1.3493 was Thursday low)
• UK inflation expectations fall after BoE changes survey
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(Robert Howard is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)