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Cable was steady at 1.3464 even as gilts slumped on political risk tied to a reported Burnham leadership challenge to Starmer.

UK fiscal and political jitters are capping sterling despite a broadly soft dollar, leaving the pair range-bound.

1.3400 support and 1.3550 resistance frame the range; gilt headlines are the near-term swing factor.

The Nasdaq 100 climbed 0.5% to a record 30,661, led by Nvidia's new PC-processor launch and a 32% surge in Marvell.

The AI-capex narrative remains the single dominant market force, pulling capital out of crypto and into chips.

Watch for any wobble in semis leadership; 30,000 is now the first line of support.