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The U.S. dollar rose on Tuesday to the highest level versus the EUR in 5 weeks and gained against other major currencies, as worries about high levels of debt in Greece and Dubai led investors to buy assets that would offer protection in a crisis. The U.S. currency gained some ground against the EUR Tuesday as a trickle of dollar short covering continued in the wake of better-than-expected U.S. jobs data last week, but the Dollar stayed on the back foot as Fed officials said the U.S. economy remained weak. The greenback fell against the... ( read more )

Due to a much better than expected U.S Non-Farm Employment Change figures for November, the Dollar rose against all the major currencies on Friday. Moreover, this has been one of the first times since the recession began that positive data from the U.S have boosted the Dollar. Does this mean that the Dollar is on its way to recovery? The Dollar rallied last week against most of the major currency pairs. Throughout most of the week, the Dollar continued its slow decline from the past few weeks. However, just before the weekend, the Dolla... ( read more )

The U.S. Dollar rallied against the Yen on Wednesday amid speculation that the Japanese government would intervene in order to prevent its currency from rising any further. The intervention would be an attempt to help the Japanese export industry, which has suffered due to the high yielding JPY. The Dollar has taken advantage of this, making impressive gains throughout the afternoon on Wednesday and into the evening. The greenback has advanced as high as 87.81 against the Yen, leaving last week's record low numbers behind. Despite the Dol... ( read more )