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• GBP/USD unchanged in Asia after closing 0.7% higher on Monday
• Boosted by declining oil prices, surging stocks , waning AI concerns
• USD crude -0.7% in Asia as Trump downplays prospect of escalation with Iran
• Asia stocks rally as investors reassess prospects for AI trade, support GBP
• US CPI due later Tuesday, key for Fed rate expectations
• BoE Chief Economist Huw Pill, Dep Gov Clare Lombardelli due to speak on Tue
• UK Q3 and Sep GDP, industrial and manufacturing output, trade data due Thu
• Support 1.3400-10, 1.3380, 1.3350, resistance 1.3465-70, 1.3500-05
• Monday range 1.3350-1.34435, Asia 1.3434-1.3447
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(Krishna Kumar is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)