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Pound Slides As Mid East Tensions Rise

The British pound weakened against other major currencies in the European session on Tuesday, as escalating Middle East tensions spurred risk aversion in financial markets.

A prolonged conflict in the Middle East and a persistent fall in oil and gas supplies from the region could cause a "substantial spike" in inflation and a "sharp drop in output" in the euro zone, ECB chief economist Philip Lane has warned in an interview with the Financial Times.

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