The Dollar Is Defying Both Expectations and Gravity
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The dollar's strength is surprising, given the record current account deficit, but some forecasters say that strength will continue into next year.
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The dollar held near one-week highs  against the euro and the Swiss franc on Thursday after U.S.  manufacturing figures came in much stronger than expected.
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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 dollar held near a two-month high  against the euro on Friday, buoyed by expectations that U.S.  interest rates will continue to rise steadily and attract funds  to the United States.
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The dollar jumped against the euro on  Friday, building on overnight gains made after the European  Central Bank reiterated that Asian currencies should be more  flexible, taking pressure off the single currency to climb.
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The US dollar fell yesterday against all the major currencies on international exchange markets except the Canada dollar. The Euro climbed to $1.3074 against US dollar, breaking a new record.
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NEW YORK - Once a year or so we like to check in on the dollar to find out if it is strong. Inevitably it is, but it is strong in different ways each time.
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THE stock market is rising, but the dollar is falling. And the decline of the dollar is more likely to continue than the rally of the stock market.
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The dollar sprang higher across the  board on Friday in a technically-driven rally that gained  momentum after remarks by U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow,  traders said.
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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 rose to two-month highs  against the euro on Wednesday, helped by a U.S. inflation  report that reaffirmed market expectations on future interest  rate rises.
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The dollar edged toward a two-month high  against the euro on Friday, buoyed by expectations that U.S.  interest rates will continue to rise steadily, attracting funds  to the United States.
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The euro hit a new all-time high against the U.S. dollar, trading above $1.40 for the first time since the common European currency was introduced.
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The dollar hit a two-month high against  the euro on Tuesday as expectations grew that Federal Reserve  officials speaking later may add to recent signals that the  United States could accelerate the pace of interest rates  increases.
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The dollar gained support on Thursday  after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan indicated the  previous day that U.S. interest rates would continue to rise.
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The dollar posted gains against the euro on Tuesday, digesting a slew of US economic data that failed to substantially alter expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate hikes.
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