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• 1.3441 is low water-mark for cable since Thursday's jump to 1.3475
• Jump to 1.3475 was spurred by coordinated FX intervention
• GBP/USD was sub-1.34 before Japan, South Korea reportedly sold dollars
• 1.3475 is the highest level since July 20 (1.3481 was the high that day)
• Traders trimmed hike bets after relatively dovish BoE guidance Thursday
• 1.3368 was post-BoE low Thursday (1.3334-1.3405 was
pre-BoE range)
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(Robert Howard is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed
are his own)