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London (AFP) – Stock markets advanced and the pound seesawed on Friday as investors tracked fresh growth and inflation data at the end of another turbulent week. The pound jumped on revised figures showing the UK economy had avoided recession — but it swiftly fell back on expectations of an eventual downturn owing to sky-high inflation, but then moved higher again. “Sterling has been all over the place this week,” said Fawad Razaqzada, analyst at City Index and Forex.com. “For traders, the pound is a confusing arena to be in right now.” Britain’s borrowing costs soared and the pound hit a rec…