Sterling falls as UK GDP growth confirmed at 0.2% for Q1

Savings rate hits record low

Tom Eckett
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Sterling has fallen in morning trading after the Office for National Statistics (ONS) confirmed the UK economy grew by 0.2% in the first three months of the year, down from 0.7% the previous quarter.

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