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Warnings from the White House, an RBS share sale, fake mortgages and PPI winners - our round-up of today's national newspapers.

The economies of the 17 countries in the single currency block grew 0.8% in the first three months of 2011, up from 0.3% in Q4, figures released today reveal.

Infrastructure

Government austerity measures and high levels of consumer debt pose "strong headwinds" for the UK's economic recovery, the IMF has warned.

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) said it expects the UK to avoid another recession but warned it now faces a bleak period of low growth.

The FTSE 250 could rise a further 15% in 2011 despite surging more than 25% in 2010, said Old Mutual Asset Managers mid-cap specialist Richard Watts.

With stronger than expected inflation readings in the eurozone, China and the US this month and the UK continuing to dramatically overshoot its inflation target, investors should be looking to protect their portfolios from the consequences of continued...

WHEN SHOULD RATES GO UP?

Britain's economic growth will fall significantly short of official forecasts as government cuts take their toll, according to a leading think-tank.

Allianz's Michael Konstantinov is reversing the bias towards Russia and energy stocks he introduced in November last year to shift back into China, Brazil and India.