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The yen steadied slightly off a 2 1/2-year low against the dollar on Monday as option-related buying prompted short-term players to refrain from testing the Japanese currency's downside for now.
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SYDNEY, Jan 29- Sterling took the spotlight on Tuesday, though for all the wrong reasons, as a dour economic background and persistent rumours of a possible credit downgrade dragged the British currency to a 13- month trough on the euro and a five-month low on the dollar.
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The dollar fell from 2 1/2-year peaks against the yen on Monday in subdued trading as investors locked in profits after the greenback's recent rally.
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European equities touched fresh multi-month peaks on Monday, with technical charts pointing to a continued slow grind higher.
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Kit Juckes, global head of foreign exchange strategy at Societe Generale, discusses whether the sterling will fall further, and says there is a "major" risk the U.K. will lose its triple-A rating.
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Ireland's shortcomings in underwriting its troubled banks is now a global responsibility that should be addressed, the country's former Prime Minister John Bruton told CNBC on Monday.
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Bank of England hints at more easing weigh on the pound and risk aversion lifts the buck - it's time for your FX Fix.
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Iceland unexpectedly won its legal battle to avoid being forced to pay back the British and Dutch governments for not honouring deposit guarantees for savers in Icesave.
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The return of risk appetite has boosted European stock markets, as more investors have rotated out of safe-haven bonds, and new research shows sentiment towards European equities is now at the best level in several years.
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The British Prime Minister threw down the gauntlet on EU membership last week, announcing a referendum on U.K. membership of the EU by 2017. Now a new opinion poll in France shows a majority of the French population favor an exit by the British - "Les Rosbifs" - from the Union.
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Former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi triggered outrage from Italy's political left on Sunday with comments defending fascist wartime leader Benito Mussolini at a ceremony commemorating victims of the Nazi Holocaust.
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Britain's surprisingly dismal fourth-quarter GDP report is just one reason this strategist is bearish on the pound.
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The Financial Stability Board is expected to make proposals on how to regulate this dark area of the financial sector before the G20 autumn summit in Russia.
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International bankers and finance ministers warned on Saturday that Europe's crisis was not over even though the euro currency is now stabilized.
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Web-only advice and information for currency traders, with CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Money In Motion traders.
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The final word from the currency pits, with CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Money In Motion traders.
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Fed minutes and the jobs report are big this week for the markets. Discussing whether the economy really has turned a corner, with Michelle Meyer, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Money In Motion traders.
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Sterling falls 3.5 percent year to date. Fears of a British "Triple Dip" recession weigh on the pound, with CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Money In Motion traders.
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The yen's slide continues. Will the yen hit 100, with CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Money In Motion traders.
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The euro touches an 11-month high. Will the EU join the currency wars, with CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Money in Motion traders.
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A detailed look at currency trading, with CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Money In Motion traders.