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The foreign exchange market traded quietly today, with investors reluctant to take fresh major positions. With risk sentiment mixed and volatility muted, most major pairs remained confined to familiar ranges The British Pound was under mild pressure as traders raised their bets on another BoE rate cut later this year, albeit not in November. Euro […]

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