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The pound lost popularity in May as the debate over the U.K.’s departure from the European Union weighed on the currency. Its use in global trade transactions slid to 6.7%, the lowest level since August 2011, according to the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, or Swift. Sterling is the third most used currency, trailing the U.S. dollar’s 40% share and the euro’s 34%.
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