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British Pound steadies near one-month highs despite downbeat UK Retail Sales data

FXStreet23 October 2026, 06:28 UTCUnited Kingdom

The British Pound (GBP) is trading practically flat against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday, hardly affected by the weak retail consumption data released earlier in the day.

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