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• GBP/USD stays supported in Asia after closing 0.3% higher on Monday
• Holds overnight gains as dollar sags on waning Fed rate hike expectations
• Buoyed by strength vs peers; EUR/GBP languishes at a 1-year low
• GBP/JPY hovers near 18-year highs after hitting highest since the GFC
• Traders await likely PM Andy Burnham's finance minister pick
• Polymarket gives Ed Miliband a 55% chance of becoming finance minister
• Could weigh on GBP given his preference for more expansive fiscal policy
• Strong resistance at 1.3400-10, 50% of May-June drop and a cluster of MAs
• Support 1.3330-40; Monday range 1.3329-1/3397, Asia 1.3389-1.3400
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(Krishna Kumar is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)