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The yen rose against the dollar, snapping a decline from yesterday, after Japan’s trade deficit narrowed more than economists forecast and as markets await Haruhiko Kuroda’s first press briefing as central bank governor.
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The euro strengthened above $1.35 for the first time since December 2011 before a report forecast to show economic confidence in the region improved this month.
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The dollar weakened to the lowest level since November 2011 versus the euro as European economic confidence increased and amid speculation the Federal Reserve will restate its commitment to monetary stimulus.
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The pound strengthened against the euro, set for a second weekly gain, after a report showed U.K. house prices rose, adding to evidence an economic recovery is gaining pace.
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The yen and the dollar strengthened against most of their major counterparts as concern that unrest in the Middle East will spread boosted demand for safer assets.
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The top foreign-exchange forecaster says the Japanese government’s current approach to reining in the yen by intervening in currency markets will fail.
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The euro declined versus the dollar for the first time in three weeks as signs of slowing global economic growth added to concern Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis is worsening, damping appetite for riskier assets.
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The yen advanced against higher- yielding peers as a decline in stocks and concern the global economic recovery is losing steam boosted demand for the currency as a haven.
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The pound rose for a second week against the euro as reports signalled the country’s economic recovery is gathering pace while the 16 economies that share the single currency falter amid the sovereign debt crisis.
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The euro weakened against its most- traded counterparts as a drop in German industrial production, lower U.K. growth forecasts and ratings cuts for Spain and Italy raised concern Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis is worsening.
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