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British Pound slips as Fed decision, UK budget test Sterling bulls

FXStreet26 October 2026, 15:36 UTCUnited Kingdom

The Pound Sterling loses some ground against the US Dollar, drifting lower by some 0.22% as traders wait for the release of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision on Tuesday and Wednesday and also brace for the release of the UK’s Autumn Budget. The GBP/USD trades at 1.3342.

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