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Dollar, Yen Aim Higher as Risk Appetite Continues to Evaporate

The US Dollar and Japanese Yen aim to extend gains into the end of the trading week as evaporating risk appetite stokes demand for the go-to haven currencies.

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Euro Tests For Support Ahead Of G8 Summit, Sterling To Lag Behind

Market sentiment firmed up ahead of the G8 meeting as the EU talked down the risk for a Greek exit, and the rebound in risk-taking behavior may gather pace in the days ahead as European policy makers increased their pledged to bolster the euro-area.

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Commodity Prices Have Scope to Rise into the End of Trading Week

Crude oil and copper may rise amid profit-taking on risk aversion bets while gold and silver ride QE3 hopes and growing fears of Eurozone instability may spread.

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Friday’s Session Kicks Off in Apocalyptic Fashion; Where is the Bottom?

Investors have panicked as risk correlated assets tumble. As of yet, there isn’t any sign of light at the end of the tunnel….

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USDCAD: Trading Canada’s Consumer Price Report

Canada’s consumer price index is widely expected to hold steady from the previous month, but a divergence from market expectations may spark increased volatility in the USDCAD as currency traders weigh the outlook for monetary policy.
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Yen Top Performer as Aussie, Euro Stabilize; Sterling Tumble Continues

The US Dollar has been particularly strong the past two weeks, necessitating a pullback to relieve extreme technical conditions. As two of the hardest hit majors, the Australian Dollar and the Euro, consolidate against the US Dollar, the Japanese Yen has rallied on the back of strong first quarter growth data.

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European Central Bank and European Leadership Need to Step Up Now

While a Greek exit alone from the Euro would be a manageable setback, the impact from such an exit would be catastrophic….

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Dollar, Yen Vulnerable as Markets Absorb Greece-Linked News Flow

The safe-haven US Dollar and Japanese declined overnight and may have scope for a deeper pullback as markets digest negative Greece-linked news flow.

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Dollar Just Short of 16 Month High, We Need a Push

We are keeping the count on the dollar’s impressive run. With Wednesday’s close, that is four consecutive bullish trading days and 11 advances in the past 13 sessions.

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Pound Eyes BOE Inflation Report, Dollar Looks to Fed to Drive Rally

The safe-haven US Dollar and Japanese Yen may correct lower as a large batch of Eurozone and US economic data threatens to spark profit-taking.

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