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The pound briefly fell to a 14-month low against the US dollar on Thursday morning after the sell-off in the bond market fuelled investors’ anxiety about UK assets and piled further pressure on the chancellor, Rachel Reeves.
Sterling extended recent losses against the US dollar, falling by a cent at one point, before recovering to trade half a cent down at $1.23.
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