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U.S.’ Lew says UK authorities need time to probe pound crash

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said on Friday it was necessary to give British authorities some time to determine what drove a steep drop in the pound before jumping to conclusions. “Based on our own experience, it takes some time to find out why such movements occur,” Lew told a news conference at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Meetings in Washington. The pound's fall by more than 10 percent against the dollar to below $1.15 was …

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‘Flash crash’ thrashes sterling; dollar slides on U.S. jobs data

By Richard Leong and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sterling plunged on Friday after what traders called a “flash crash” knocked the currency to a 31-year low, while the dollar slipped on news of unexpectedly weak U.S. jobs growth in September. “I think it’s a warning shot from the markets to the UK about what type of potential volatility …

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