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Sterling slips after BoE minutes

Reuters - UK Focus

LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) - Sterling fell against the dollar and the euro on Wednesday after Bank of England minutes showed policymakers held a range of views about the amount of slack in the economy and the medium-term inflation outlook.

Sterling eased to $1.6804 against the dollar from around $1.6823 before the minutes were released. The currency had struck a 4-1/2 year high of $1.6842 on April 17.

The euro rose to a session high of 82.405 from around 82.30 pence beforehand.

The currency was little moved by data which showed Britain's budget deficit in the 12 months to March shrank to its lowest since the financial crisis. (Reporting by Anirban Nag; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)