Dollar Up on Jobless Data
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The dollar edged higher on Thursday  after a report showed first-time claims for U.S. unemployment  dropped steeply, but traders said its significance for Friday's  widely anticipated payrolls report was limited.
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The dollar rose more than half a percent  to four-week highs against the euro on Thursday, extending its  recent recovery as traders turned their focus to U.S. economic  data and the interest rate outlook.
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The dollar rose to a three-month high against the sterling Monday after U.S. economic data eased concerns that surging oil prices threatened growth, underpinning expectations of more rises in U.S. interest rates.
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The dollar posted gains against the  euro on Tuesday, digesting a slew of U.S. economic data that  failed to substantially alter expectations for Federal Reserve  interest rate hikes.
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The dollar rebounded on Monday after a  heavy selloff last week, but pared some gains after a U.S.  factory report showed employment was down in December.
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The dollar pared earlier gains versus the yen on Monday as traders took profits following the US currency&#39;s advance last week on positive jobs news that raised prospects for an interest rate rise later this month.
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The dollar posted mild gains against  most major currencies on Thursday after a U.S. jobless claims  report suggested stable job creation, although analysts said  Hurricane Charley likely skewed the weekly data.
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U.S. jobless claims unexpectedly  rose last week in more worrying news for the labor market,  government data showed on Thursday, while other indicators  offered more positive signals for the economy.
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The dollar held on to its latest gains on Friday after a positive batch of U.S. economic data prompted speculators to buy back the currency before trade trickles down ahead of the year-end holiday season.
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The dollar clung to most of the previous  session's gains against the euro on Monday after a positive  U.S. jobs report last week reinforced expectations for an  interest rate rise this month.
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U.S. Treasury prices climbed on  Thursday after an increase in jobless claims, though the rally  seemed to lack conviction as investors awaited more conclusive  data on the labor market.
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US jobless claims rose unexpectedly last week in more worrying news for the labor market, government data showed on Thursday, while other indicators offered more positive signals for the economy.
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The dollar shaved some gains  on  Thursday, but remained higher on the day, after a report showed  a jump in U.S. jobless claims on the eve of Friday's  influential monthly U.S. jobs report.
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The dollar climbed on Tuesday after  data showed investments coming into the United States were more  than enough to cover the country's huge trade deficit on a  monthly basis.
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The dollar gained against the euro on  Monday after a report on flows into U.S. assets showed enough  of a rise in foreign investments to offset the current account  gap for the month.
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The dollar rose one percent against the  euro and the yen on Wednesday as investors bought the U.S.  currency back in the run-up to the year-end and eyed the impact  of the dollar's weakness on other economies.
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The dollar edged up against the yen on Thursday as surprisingly limp machinery orders data for Japan helped investors to recoup earlier losses made on cautious remarks about U.S. growth by the Federal Reserve chief.