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The Pound Sterling (GBP) tumbles during the North American session on Wednesday against the US Dollar (USD) as reports emerged that Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership was questioned, ahead of the release of the UK’s fiscal budget. The GBP/USD pair tumbles over 0.34% to 1.3105 at the time of writing. Pound slides as Starmer faces leadership rumors and traders price in a near-certain BoE rate cut next month UK newspapers cited some allies of the Prime Minister on a feared plot, but the PM distanced himself from a briefing by unnamed allies that he would fight any leadership bid, according to Reuters. Health minister Wes Streeting, who was mentioned to challenge Starmer, denied the plot and said to Sky News, “I’m not going to demand the Prime Minister’s resignation.” In addition to that, a weaker jobs report revealed on Tuesday increased the chances of a Bank of England (BoE) rate cut in December. In the last meeting, BoE’s Governor Andrew Bailey sided with the hawks on a 5-4 vote split. However, the jump of the Unemployment Rate to 5%, and wages growth easing, prompted traders to discount a 25 basis points rate cut by the BoE at the December meeting, with odds standing near 90%, according to Prime Market Terminal data. BoE to cut rates to 3.75% – Prime Market Terminal Across the pond, a Wall Street Journal headline reading, “Hopes the government shutdown will end as soon as Wednesday,” keeps the US Dollar bid as depicted by the US Dollar Index (DXY). The DXY, which measures the buck’s performance versus six currencies, bounced off Tuesday’s lows and trades at 99.58, up 0.13%. Nevertheless, the US Dollar’s recovery could be questioned, as Reuters reported that 80% of the economists polled estimate the Fed will lower rates by 25 bps next…

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