The GBP/USD pair is poised for a bullish breakout above 1.3430 as strong UK inflation data and easing US-UK trade tensions fuel upside momentum.

A Danish pension fund, Akademiker Pension, which manages roughly $25 billion in retirement assets for teachers, announced that it plans to sell all of its U.S. Treasury holdings by the end of January.

Bitcoin is under pressure as global risk appetite weakens, with the cryptocurrency eyeing key support at $84,000 amid macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds.