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The Dollar Slips, The Pound Lifts

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Published: Tuesday, 1 Mar 2011 | 9:58 AM ET
Kelley Holland By: | News Writer

It's a Europe day: the pound and the euro are moving higher, and the dollar is slipping. Again. Here's your daily FX Fix.

The dollar continued its slide against most other major currencies as traders awaited comments from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. [CNBC]

That other dollar, the Australian dollar, also slipped Tuesday after the Australian central bank left interest rates - and its outlook - unchanged. [smh.com.au]

A flurry of strong economic reports from around the eurozone gave the euro a lift. [dailyfx.com]

The British pound hit a new 2011 high before slipping back on mixed economic data and mixed views at the Bank of England. [dailyfx.com]

Quick, name the new safe havens: the Swiss franc, the yen, and ... the euro? [FT]

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