Dollar Rises, Investors Focus on Rates
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The dollar gained ground on Wednesday,  as investors took profits on other major currencies on signs  that currency strength may prompt some central banks to scale  back interest rate tightening.
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The dollar rallied on Tuesday,  extending gains after minutes of a December Federal Reserve  policy-setting meeting signaled the U.S. central bank remains  on track to continue raising interest rates, analysts said.
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The dollar gained 2 percent against the yen and Swiss franc on Tuesday after minutes of a December Federal Reserve policy-setting meeting signaled the U.S. central bank will continue raising interest rates.
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The dollar rose across the board on Thursday after the European Central Bank left its key interest rate unchanged, focusing the market on interest rate differentials.
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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 end with a higher federal funds  rate, making the dollar a more attractive currency.
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The dollar jumped to a two-month high  against the euro on Tuesday as the market swung its attention  back to the attraction of rising interest rates in the United  States.
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The dollar turned higher on Thursday  afternoon, rallying from all-time lows against the euro when  traders took profits in the euro zone currency ahead of a G20  finance ministers' meeting in Berlin this weekend.
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The dollar crept up on Wednesday,  enjoying some respite from recent falls due to caution ahead of  an announcement on U.S. interest rates and after more European  officials spoke out against the euro's rapid rise.
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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 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 US dollar rose slightly against the euro yesterday as the Federal Reserve raised a key interest rate by a quarter-point and the US trade deficit was larger than expected.
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The dollar rose against the yen and the euro in London on expectations the Federal Reserve will lift interest rates tomorrow and signal it plans further increases.
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The dollar inched up on Monday as traders  struggled to find direction in a market thinned of economic  data.
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THE dollar opened stronger today as some commodity-based trading helped pushed the domestic unit higher. At 7am AEST the local unit was trading at $US0.
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The dollar rose slightly against the  major currencies early on Monday in New York as dealers  adjusted positions ahead of two key U.S. economic indicators  due on Tuesday.
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The dollar rose one percent against the  euro and the yen on Wednesday as investors bought the U.S.  currency back in the run-up to the year-end and eyed the impact  of the dollar's weakness on other economies.
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The dollar rose to its highest level  against the euro in two and a half weeks on Tuesday, extending  the previous day's gains before pulling back as investors grew  skittish ahead of U.S. economic data.