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ECB's Trichet-US strong dollar commitment important
By: AFX | 05 Jul 2009 | 07:57 AM ET
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AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, July 5 (Reuters) - Declarations by U.S. officials that they are committed to a strong currency are extremely important, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said on Sunday. Asked whether the U.S. dollar should remain the world's leading reserve currency, he said: "On this issue, I am very very clear. I have just one message...It is extremely important that the United States of America ... has been ...saying that a strong dollar is in the interests of the United States of America." "I consider that extremely important and I welcome this declaration," he added. (Reporting by Anna Willard, Marie Maitre and Matthieu Protard) Keywords: ECB TRICHET/DOLLAR (Reuters Messaging: anna.willard.reuters.com@reuters.net; +33 1 49 49 5339; anna.willard@reuters.com) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved.

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