Dollar Jumps as the G7 Fades
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The dollar surged against the euro, yen  and Swiss franc on Monday as, with a Group of Seven rich  nations meeting out of the way, the greenback was free to join  a wave of optimism about the U.S. economy.
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The yen hit a seven-week high against  the euro and held near a one-week peak versus the dollar after  this week's comments by the European Central Bank's chief  economist urging Asia to share the burden of the dollar  weakness.
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The dollar rose on Monday in a  retracement from last week's steep losses, but dealers said the  bias toward a weaker greenback remained intact.
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The dollar strengthened against most  major currencies on Friday as dealers shrugged off soaring gold  and oil prices and bought the currency largely on technical and  positioning grounds.
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The dollar edged up on Friday from  historic lows, as traders attempted to square positions ahead  of a meeting of G20 finance ministers later in the day.
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The dollar edged up on Friday, building  on the previous day's rebound from multi-year lows on  speculation that a strong reading for upcoming U.S. jobs data  could highlight the long-forgotten attraction of U.S. assets.
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The dollar ticked up on Tuesday,  extending its rebound from the previous day's seven-month low  versus the yen after a sharp fall in oil prices led traders to  scale back their bloated dollar-selling positions.
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The dollar rose on Tuesday as steep falls  in oil prices helped to lift it from multi-month lows hit the  previous day, but traders said the recovery could be  short-lived on worries about the U.S. economy.
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The dollar tumbled against the euro on  Wednesday, as traders shrugged off the surge in U.S. consumer  prices in October and focused more on the upcoming G20 finance  minister's meeting in Berlin starting from Friday.
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The dollar's jump against the euro on Friday reflected a possibly misinterpreted signal of higher interest rates and the desire of investors to own dollars.
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The dollar roared higher on Tuesday as  investors unwound bets on a further near-term decline after the  currency had plumbed several record lows against the euro in  the final days of 2004.
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The dollar edged up on Tuesday, pulling  away from a five-year low against the yen as the market began  to return its attention to the attraction of rising interest  rates in the United States.
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The dollar rose against the euro and the  yen on Wednesday as traders cashed in on the currency's recent  weakness in the belief that massive dollar-selling would slow  heading into the year-end.
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Jitters about the possibility of further   U.S. rate rises hit European stocks on Thursday, while the yen   jumped on suggestions the Japanese currency's weakness will be   a theme at a looming G7 meeting.
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The dollar rose to near seven-week highs against the euro following a better-than-expected report on US retail sales, but failed to hold its gains amid a bout of profit-taking, traders said.
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The dollar edged up on Friday as  investors took advantage of the currency's recent weakness to  take profits, and as the market took on more neutral positions  in the final stretch before the year-end.
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The dollar rose broadly on Monday as  markets braced for a Federal Reserve policy meeting this week  that is widely expected to raise the federal funds rate, making  the dollar a more attractive currency.