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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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Easing bets hit the yen, a rising euro dims the Swiss franc, China's fourth quarter GDP hits the mark, and the British aren't shopping - it's time for your FX Fix.
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The yen hit a 2-1/2 year low against the dollar on Friday as markets positioned for the Bank of Japan to take bold action to tackle deflation at a policy-setting meeting early next week.
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DUBAI, Jan 17- Qatar National Bank, the Gulf state's largest lender, has printed a 300 million Swiss franc bond, a document from sole bookrunner UBS said on Thursday.
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Brian Jackson, Global FX Strategist, Coutts says the Swiss franc will weaken further in the months ahead as investor confidence in the euro zone grows.
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A recent warning from a Japanese minister about excessive yen weakness continued to underpin the currency.
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Safe havens get a boost on profit taking, and Sweden talks down the krona - it's time for your FX Fix.
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The yen on Tuesday posted its best one-day gain against the euro in seven months and rose against the dollar after falling four straight days.
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LONDON, Jan 15- The yen rebounded from a 2-1/ 2- year low against the dollar on Tuesday, as investors took profit on bets against the Japanese currency after a minister warned of the potential disadvantages of excessive yen weakness.
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Speaking at the University of Michigan, Ben Bernanke said the recovery was still fragile and warned the economy was at risk from political gridlock over the deficit. Earlier, the president of the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank, John Williams, said he expected the central bank's bond buying would be needed "well into the second half of 2013.".
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The euro rose against the dollar for a third straight session Monday, touching an 11-month high, as investors continued to trade off of diminished expectations of ECB monetary easing.
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The euro continues its climb, the yen keeps up its slide, and Nouriel Roubini gets blamed for the forint's fall - it's time for your FX Fix.
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The euro rose to its highest level since April 2012 against the dollar Friday with investors continuing to trade on the absence of any hints as to future euro zone interest rate cuts.
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The euro catapulted to an 18-month high versus the yen and hit a one-week peak against the dollar Thursday after the European Central Bank gave no indication of cutting rates.
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In the past few years, central banks around the world have pumped trillions of dollars into the financial system, partly motivated by the desire to keep their currencies weak in relation to others.
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The euro gained for a second straight session against the dollar on Monday, benefiting from technical factors as well as expectations that the European Central Bank will refrain from cutting interest rates.
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The dollar climbed to a nearly 2 1/2-year peak against the yen Friday after minutes from the Fed's meeting the previous day showed growing concern about further stimulus for the economy.
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The dollar climbed to a three-week high against a basket of currencies as concerns about budget wrangling in Washington drove investors to the U.S. currency.
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The dollar suffered against higher-yielding currencies after U.S. lawmakers approved a last-minute deal to avert huge tax rises and spending cuts, spurring demand for riskier investments.
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The U.S. dollar edged up to a two-week high against major currencies Friday as investors waited to see if U.S. politicians can strike a last-minute budget deal.
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As central banks in both the U.S. and Japan look set to continue aggressive monetary easing policies in 2013, Dan Harden, senior commercial dealer at Global Reach Partners has told CNBC traders should short both countries' currencies and look for high yields from the Australian and New Zealand dollar.