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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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Japan has been hit by another earthquake, this time 7.4 magnitude, and tsunami warnings have been set off.
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The US economy is on a firmer footing, but high unemployment and still low inflation warrant continuing support, according to minutes from the Fed's latest meeting which showed clear divisions among the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) members on exit strategy.
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The stock markets "have been saved" by the yen weakness that has sprung from the G7 intervention in March, when the world's major central banks acted jointly to push down the Japanese currency's value, according to Chris Zwermann, global strategist at Zwermann Financial.
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Japan's former currency czar predicted weakness for the yen, but the Korean won and others are on an uptrend — it's time for your FX Fix.
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