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CFTC, US TSY DEPT
CFTC: Friday's CFTC data also showed that spec accounts had a net sterling short
of -31,860 contracts as per Aug 15, vs -25,160 contracts in the prior week. This
compared to the net short of -107,844 contracts seen March 21, which was a new
record. Sterling closed at $1.2869 on August 15 and held near $1.2887 Monday.
Cable hit a high of $1.3267 August 3, the highest level since Sept. 15, 2016,
when the pair peaked at $1.3279, and has since been on the defensive
subsequently.

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