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British Pound eases as UK sales drop, US services beat

The Pound Sterling loses some ground against the US Dollar, though it remains poised to end the week with gains of over 0.60%, even as UK Retail Sales disappointed investors and US business activity improved in August. The GBP/USD trades at 1.3626, down some 0.02%.

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