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U.S. Dollar
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NEW YORK, April 10- The dollar rose to a four-year high against the yen on Wednesday, edging closer to the key 100- yen mark after minutes of the U.S.
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Stocks soared broadly across the board to finish near session highs Wednesday, propelling the Dow and S&P 500 to new record levels, boosted by strong gains in techs.
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*Dollar could break 100- yen level this week- strategist. TOKYO, April 10- The yen bobbed around a nearly four-year low against the dollar on Wednesday, with strategists expecting the Japanese currency to break below the 100- yen level on the burst of momentum created by the Bank of Japan's most ambitious monetary expansion campaign announced last week.
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*Dollar stalls just before 100 yen, euro before 130 yen. NEW YORK, April 9- The dollar slipped back from nearly a four-year high against the yen on Tuesday as traders booked profits on its sharp rally, but the yen's weakening trend remained intact following the Bank of Japan's aggressive monetary easing plan announced last week.
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*Dollar stalls just before 100 yen, euro before 130 yen. *Option barrier at 100 yen to act as hurdle. NEW YORK, April 9- The dollar edged down from a near four-year high against the yen on Tuesday as traders booked profits on its sharp rally, but the yen's weakening trend remained intact following the Bank of Japan's aggressive monetary easing plan announced last week.
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*Dollar stalls just before 100 yen, euro before 130 yen. *Option barrier at 100 yen to act as hurdle. NEW YORK, April 9- The dollar edged down from a near four-year high against the yen on Tuesday as traders booked profits on its sharp rally, but the yen's weakening trend remained intact following the Bank of Japan's aggressive monetary easing plan announced last week.
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Stocks finished off their best levels but the Dow still posted a fresh closing high Tuesday. And the S&P 500 traded within 2 points of its all-time peak earlier in the session.
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*Dollar stalls just before 100 yen, euro before 130 yen. *Option barrier at 100 yen to act as hurdle. Analysts said option barriers at 100 yen and traders taking profits has slowed the yen's fall, but it was only a matter of time before it broke lower again following the aggressive easing measures announced last week by the Bank of Japan.
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*Dollar stalls just before 100 yen, euro before 130 yen. *Talk of dollar offers near 100 yen, stops and offers above. LONDON, April 9- The dollar stalled on Tuesday just shy of 100 yen after hitting a new four-year high but its rise against the Japanese currency appeared inexorable following aggressive easing measures by the Bank of Japan.
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SINGAPORE/ SYDNEY, April 9- The yen pushed deeper into multi-year lows against the dollar and euro on Tuesday as the market saw every reason to sell the currency with the Japanese central bank on a warpath to battle deflation. The dollar rose to as high as 99.67 yen on trading platform EBS, the greenback's strongest level versus the yen since May 2009.
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SINGAPORE/ SYDNEY, April 9- The yen pushed deeper into multi-year lows versus the dollar and euro on Tuesday as the market saw every reason to sell the currency with the Japanese central bank on a warpath to battle deflation. The dollar rose to as high as 99.67 yen on trading platform EBS, the greenback's strongest level versus the yen since May 2009.
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SYDNEY, April 9- The yen pushed deeper into multi-year lows versus the dollar and euro on Tuesday as the market saw every reason to sell the currency with the Japanese central bank on a warpath to battle deflation.
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Stocks reversed their early losses to end near session highs in thin trading Monday, but investors hesitated to jump in ahead of what is expected to be a lackluster first-quarter earnings season.
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*Yen dives in early Asia, USD up more than a full yen. SYDNEY, April 8- The yen hit fresh lows against a host of major currencies early in Asia on Monday, resuming its precipitous slide on reports the Bank of Japan would begin buying longer-dated bonds immediately as it underlined its determination to beat deflation.
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Stocks closed well off their lows Friday, but the S&P 500 and Nasdaq still logged their worst one-week declines this year, pressured by a disappointing March unemployment report in addition to ongoing jitters over North Korea.
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Stocks finished higher in light, tight tug-of-war trading Thursday as Wall Street cheered Bank of Japan's aggressive new stimulus measures, but a disappointing weekly jobless claims report kept a lid on gains.
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*Yen near one-month highs vs USD. SYDNEY, April 4- The yen held near one-month highs against the dollar early in Asia on Thursday, with investors adopting a cautious stance as they waited to see just how aggressive the Bank of Japan will be in tackling deflation. The greenback was last at 93.05 yen, having drifted down from a session high of 93.69 on Wednesday.
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Stocks finished sharply lower Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq falling 1 percent each, amid building worries over North Korea and after San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams said the central bank could begin to taper purchases this summer if the economy continues to improve.
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SINGAPORE/ SYDNEY, April 3- The yen and the euro inched lower versus the dollar on Wednesday, with trading largely characterized by a lack of conviction as markets awaited policy decisions by the Bank of Japan and European Central Bank on Thursday. The dollar firmed 0.1 percent to 93.52 yen, inching away from a one-month low of 92.57 yen set on Tuesday.
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SINGAPORE/ SYDNEY, April 3- The yen inched lower versus the dollar on Wednesday while the euro edged lower in a market largely lacking conviction ahead of policy decisions by the Bank of Japan and European Central Bank on Thursday. The dollar firmed 0.1 percent to 93.50 yen, inching away from a one-month low of 92.57 yen set on Tuesday.