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  • Traders ‘ready for pound to slump 8%’

    Traders are preparing for the pound to fall by as much as 8%, Bloomberg reports. The pound is under pressure as government borrowing costs rise (see our market report at 10.17am). As markets opened this morning, the pound headed towards the $1.21 mark, the lowest level since November 2023. Bloomberg says: “There’s sizable demand for contracts that…

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