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* Sterling seen gaining no ground versus dollar
* Pound expected to appreciate against the euro
* Pound seen at $1.54 in 12 months
By Jonathan Cable
LONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The pound will make no headway against the dollar over the coming year but will gain some ground against a struggling euro, the latest Reuters poll of foreign exchange strategists shows.
Median predictions in the poll of more than 60 analysts at top currency dealers taken this week saw cable at $1.54 in one month before dipping to $1.53 in six months. It was seen trading back at $1.54 in a year's time.
The forecasts were little changed from last month's poll, although the pound was seen a little stronger in a year, and in line with the $1.54 the pound was trading at on Wednesday.
"Cable may suffer further in the near term by renewed global risk aversion and worsening prospects for the UK economy coupled with fears that the Bank of England may be ultimately forced to resume quantitative easing," said Roberto Mialich at UniCredit.
"A partial rebound of the British pound can be pencilled in only on a much longer horizon," he added.
Sterling fell against the dollar in August to as low as $1.53 compared with the median expectation of $1.57 as comments from Bank of England policymaker Martin Weale rekindled concerns over the risk of a double-dip recession in Britain.
But the pound is expected to perform better against the euro in the coming year as the common currency faces its own struggles.
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The euro was seen worth 82 pence in a month before weakening to 81p in six months and then to 80p in a year, slightly weaker than in an August poll.
"We look for (sterling) outperformance against the euro, where lagged data and periphery country risks linger," said Meng Jiao at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
The euro zone economy has escaped from recession and while it grew 1.0 percent between April and June growth is seen slowing to 0.4 percent in the current quarter and then to 0.3 percent in the following three quarters.
Also worrying for policymakers is recent data suggesting a growing divergence in recovery rates among the 16 member countries.
The Bank of England's tactics of slashing interest rates to near zero and pumping 200 billion pounds into the money supply to drag the economy out of its worst post-war recession appear to have paid off.
The economy grew a surprising 1.2 percent in the second quarter of this year, its fastest in nine years, but that pace is seen tapering off to between 0.3 percent and 0.5 percent in coming quarters as tough austerity measures begin to bite.
"Harsh austerity measures and a soft BoE will keep GBP subdued," said Kasper Kirkegaard at Danske Bank.
The British government is planning huge public spending cuts and a global slowdown is weighing on markets but sterling volatility against the dollar was seen falling over the coming month. (Editing by Susan Fenton)