*Pound At 4-day High Of 0.8872 Against Euro

Aussie Slides To Near 2-Week Low Against US Dollar On RBA Minutes

*Dutch GDP to fall 3.5% in 2009, 0.25% contraction in 2010 - Think tank

*UK Jan. retail prices down 1.3% m-o-m, consensus 1.4% drop

*UK Jan. core annual inflation at 1.3%, consensus 1%