The British pound strengthened to $1.25155 after unexpected GDP growth of 0.1% in Q4 2023, defying economists’ predictions of a contraction.
However, analysts caution that the growth was primarily driven by volatile inventory changes, while key economic indicators like household consumption and business investment remained flat or negative, suggesting underlying weakness in the UK economy.




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