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GBP/USD slips as investors look to US JOLTS job openings

The pair was trading around 1.3234, while the US Dollar Index was near 101.3 ahead of August JOLTS, where forecasts call for 7.2 million openings.

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The British pound edged lower against the US dollar, with GBP/USD down 0.15% to around 1.3234 in early European trade, according to FXStreet.

FXStreet said the move put the pair under pressure as the US dollar strengthened ahead of US JOLTS Job Openings data for August, due at 14:00 GMT.

FXStreet cited estimates that US employers posted 7.23 million fresh jobs openings for August, slightly below 7.271 million in July, and noted the US Dollar Index, which tracks the dollar versus six major currencies, was up about 0.15% near 101.33.

Latest closeGBP/USD 1.325 ▲0.1%|Dollar index 101.25 ▲0.3%

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