P122 CEEFAX 122 Sun 3 Apr 20:37/25 1/2 NO CHANGE, SAYS LAWSON Chancellor Nigel Lawson has ruled out any change in the Government's exchange rate and interest rate policies. Mr Lawson told the Commons Treasury Select Committee that short-term interest rate changes remained an essential instrument of money policy. Exchange rate stability reinforced the Government's anti-inflation policy, he added. * Mr Lawson said his forecast of a £4bn deficit at the end of the year was the best the Treasury could make. MoreP122 CEEFAX 122 Sun 3 Apr 20:44/24 2/2 US UNEMPLOYMENT FALL The US civilian unemployment rate fell to 5.6% in March - the lowest level this decade. The Labour department said 262,000 non- farm jobs had been created since February, when the figure was 5.7%. The increase followed a 517,000 jobs surge in February. Most of the new jobs are in service industries. The employment report was stronger than expected and economists said the fall should reassure people that the nation was not headed for a recession. More