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Treasurys, dollar down after claims, trade data (at MarketWatch)
Treasury prices stayed lower and the dollar lost ground on Thursday after the Labor Department said 462,000 Americans claimed unemployment benefits for the first time, down 6,000 from the previous week.
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FOREX-Dollar falls vs yen and euro after trade data (at Reuters)
The dollar fell against the yen and euro on Thursday after the U.S. trade deficit for January came in narrower than expected.
more - Thursday FX View: Currencies Calmly Accept Rampant Chinese Growth (at Seeking Alpha) more
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Euro lower at $1.3627 in European morning trade (AP)
The euro is lower against the dollar in European morning trade but a successful bond sale in Portugal has calmed worries that some countries budgets are out of control.
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Dollar mixed ahead of jobs data (Money)
The dollar was mixed against other currencies Thursday, down against the pound and flat against the euro and yen, ahead of U.S. economic data.
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Currencies: China rate fears give dollar temporary boost (at MarketWatch)
The dollar gets a modest boost from doubts over the state of the Chinese economy although trade is still largely range-bound.
more - MONEY MARKETS-Dollar Libor highest since November pre-FOMC (at Reuters) more
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Asia stocks dip on China tightening fears, yen up (Reuters)
Asian stocks fell on Thursday as investors worried strong loan growth and quickening inflation in China would spur Beijing to tighten monetary policy sooner than expected, while the yen rebounded against major currencies.
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UPDATE - K+S says 2010 operating profit to rise markedly (at Reuters)
* Q4 EBIT I 36.5 million euros, vs forecast 31 million * Says sees significant gain in 2010 EBIT I * To cut dividend to 0.20 euro, vs forecast 0.33 euro
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Nikkei gains 0.9 pct as exporters climb on yen dip (at Reuters)
* Foreign, domestic funds help buoy market-analyst * Eyes on next week s Fed, BOJ meetings, Greece plans-analyst * Shinsei slides after media report of capital-raising
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