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Dollar bounces before inflation data, bitcoin hits two-year high By Reuters

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar jumped against the euro and yen on Wednesday as investors positioned for U.S. and European inflation data

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Rouble strengthens towards 96 vs dollar after emergency rate hike

By Alexander Marrow (Reuters) -The Russian rouble strengthened towards 96 to the dollar on Wednesday, one day after the central

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Russia could reintroduce compulsory sale of FX revenues ‘at any moment’ -source

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian authorities are discussing bringing back the compulsory sale of foreign currency revenues for exporters, five sources

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Pound rises after UK inflation data, yuan hits 9-month low

By Samuel Indyk and Rae Wee LONDON (Reuters) - The pound was on track for its biggest one-day gain in

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Dollar retreats ahead of Fed minutes; sterling gains despite CPI fall

Investing.com - The U.S. dollar edged lower in early European trade Wednesday, handing back recent gains ahead of the release

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Asia FX weakens on U.S. rate hike fears, China gloom

Investing.com-- Most Asian currencies fell on Wednesday as strong U.S. economic readings raised concerns over the Federal Reserve having enough

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Argentina peso faces tough road ahead as bearish bets ramp up

Investing.com – The faces a tough road ahead, ING warned Tuesday, as the recent shock primary election victory for Argentina's

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To raise scarce dollars, Egypt looks to pension plans, draft evaders

By Patrick Werr CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt is offering a minimum $5,000 fee for Egyptians living abroad who wish to

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Pound up on record UK wage growth, rising unemployment caps gains

By Samuel Indyk and Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling rose against the dollar on Tuesday after data showed British wages

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Japan’s Suzuki: Not targeting absolute levels on FX intervention

By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday that authorities are not targeting absolute currency

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Analysis-Japan’s policymakers hold fire as yen enters intervention range

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - As the yen slid past 145 per dollar with barely a murmur from Japanese

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Dollar just below new one-month high; yuan gains despite rate cut

Investing.com - The U.S. dollar edged lower in early European trade Tuesday, but remained near recent highs, while the Chinese

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Russia’s rouble rises ahead of central bank extraordinary meeting

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Russian rouble rose on Tuesday as investors bet the central bank would hike rates at an extraordinary

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Dollar edges higher after healthy inflation; Chinese yuan weak on property woes

Investing.com - The U.S. dollar rose in early European trade Monday, trading near a five-week high on concerns the Federal

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Kremlin blames loose monetary policy as rouble slides past 101 vs dollar

MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin's economic adviser rebuked the central bank on Monday as the rouble slid past 101 per

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Instant view: Russia’s rouble weakens past 100 per US dollar

The Russian rouble fell past the psychologically key 100 per U.S. dollar threshold for the first time since March last

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Asia FX sinks, dollar hits five-week high as U.S. inflation rises

Investing.com-- Most Asian currencies sank on Monday, while the dollar rose to a five-week high as a stronger-than-expected U.S. inflation

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Argentine farmers back conservatives in election, hoping for freer markets

By Maximilian Heath and Miguel Lo Bianco SAN VICENTE, Argentina (Reuters) - In Argentina's grains fields and cattle ranches, farmers

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