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FX round-up: Sterling battles to a higher Friday close, but its outlook remains bearish
Sterling battled its way to a higher close on most major crosses in a Friday session rich with UK, US and European economic data, but the outlook for the British currency is bearish.
Worrying signs for UK as services output and consumer savings ratio fall
Further cracks appeared in the UK economy on Friday as data showed the key services sector declined and the savings ratio fell to the lowest on record, which coming amid a squeeze on real wages from rising inflation and stagnating earnings is likely to hit national growth and keep a lid on interest rates for a while yet.
Eurozone inflation falls back unexpectedly
Eurozone inflation in March retreated more than expected, according to data published on Friday, after a prolonged period of rising prices.
GDP growth stays unchanged for fourth quarter of 2016
UK gross domestic product for the last quarter of 2016 was confirmed at 0. 7%, disappointing some economists after recent upgrades to production and manufacturing data.
EU 27 Brexit negotiating strategy - full text
European Council chairman Donald Tusk, representing the European Union's remaining 27 member states, on Friday published the draft plan for negotiating Brexit.
UK house prices fall for first time since June 2015, Nationwide finds
UK house prices fell month-on-month this month for the first time in almost two years, according to a survey by Nationwide, knocking the annual growth to a 19-month low and adding to economist's predictions that growth will moderate over 2017.