Stocks Fall After Fed Minutes Show Willingness to Taper in June
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NEW YORK, May 22- The dollar rallied to a 4-1/ 2- year high against the yen and a near three-year peak against a currency basket on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke stoked speculation the U.S. central bank could begin slowing its asset buying in coming months.
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*Asian shares firmer after Friday's Wall Street rally. SINGAPORE, May 20- The yen pulled up from a 4-1/ 2 year low against the dollar on Monday after Japan's economics minister said a further steady drop in the yen could have negative effects on households, pushing the dollar to a low of 102.00.
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SYDNEY, May 20- The yen bounced off a 4-1/ 2 year low against the dollar early in Asia on Monday in the wake of reports suggesting the Japanese government might be happy with the level of the currency following its extended decline. The dollar last traded at 102.87, having slid about 1 percent from late New York levels to a low of 102.00.
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The dollar rose against a swath of currencies on Friday, rocketing to 4 1/2-year high against Japan's yen.
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The Australian currency has been falling sharply and selling the Aussie dollar for the appreciating Mexican peso is becoming an increasingly popular trade, said an analyst.
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NEW YORK, May 17- The dollar rallied across the board on Friday, rocketing to a fresh 4-1/ 2- year high against the yen above the 103- yen level as data showing a robust rebound in U.S. consumer sentiment prompted more investors to add to bullish bets.
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NEW YORK, May 17- The dollar rose against a swath of currencies on Friday, rocketing to 4-1/ 2- year high against Japan's yen as data showing a robust rebound in U.S. consumer sentiment prompted investors to pile on bullish bets.
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NEW YORK, May 17- The dollar soared against a basket of currencies on Friday, reaching a nearly three-year peak as debate over whether the Federal Reserve would wind down its asset buying program later this year gathered pace.
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LONDON, May 17- The dollar rose against a basket of currencies on Friday, trading near a 10- month high as debate over whether the Federal Reserve would wind down its asset buying programme later this year gathered pace.
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CNBC's Ross Westgate reports on all the market moving events from Europe, as stocks shifted higher despite weak economic data from the U.S. yesterday.
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LONDON, May 17- The dollar rose against a basket of currencies on Friday, hovering near a 10- month high as debate over whether the Federal Reserve would wind down its asset buying programme later this year gathered pace.
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*MSCI Asia Pacific ex- Japan edges lower. At 0604 GMT, futures for Euro STOXX 50, Germany's DAX and France's CAC were 0.1 to 0.4 percent lower. U.S. equities had sagged on Thursday after John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, said the Fed could begin easing back on the monetary gas pedal this summer and end bond buying late this year.
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Currency markets took their cue from comments by John Williams, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, who said the Fed could completely exit its easing by the end of the year. Investors see Williams' thinking as close to that of the Fed's top officials such as Chairman Ben Bernanke and Vice Chair Janet Yellen.
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TOKYO, May 17- The U.S. dollar held firm near a 10- month high against a basket of currencies on Friday after a regional Fed chief said the U.S. central bank could begin easing up on stimulus this summer, sharpening the high-yielding Aussie's fall.
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John Noonan, Senior FX Analyst at Thomson Reuters says a bearish AUD is the dominating trade in the macro fund community. Dhiren Sarin, Chief Technical Strategist, Asia Pacific at Barclays gives his Technical Analysis on currencies.
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TOKYO, May 17- The U.S. dollar held firm near a 10- month high against a basket of major currencies on Friday after a regional Fed chief, long seen as a policy dove, said the Fed could begin easing up on stimulus this summer and end it late this year.
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The U.S. dollar recovered to trade higher against the euro and yen late Thursday afternoon in a volatile session that saw the U.S. currency swing between gains and losses.
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NEW YORK, May 16- The U.S. dollar recovered to trade higher against the euro and yen late Thursday afternoon in a volatile session that saw the U.S. currency swing between gains and losses. The move higher came after John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, said the U.S.
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Citigroup is banning some traders from accessing internal chat groups on their Bloomberg terminals, in the latest sign of concern by banks over online security issues.
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*Dollar curbs gains vs euro, yen after U.S. data. NEW YORK, May 16- The dollar dropped against the euro and Japanese yen on Thursday as a deluge of U.S. data highlighted vulnerabilities in the U.S. economy, curbing expectations that the Federal Reserve will scale back its bond buying program any time soon.
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CNBC's Simon Hobbs reports on all the market moving events in Europe today, as shares turned negative after downbeat economic data from the U.S.