Dollar stronger versus the Yen with risk in focus

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Source: Marketwatch
During the Asian session the Greenback climbed against the Yen due to higher risk sentiment, contradicting expectations for a peaceful Japanese holiday. The Dollar was trading at 102.58 against the Yen from the previous day's 102.45. Although reasons for the move are unclear, some traders suspect that it is due to the better performance of the US economy when compared to Japan.
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Thu, 14 Aug 2014 08:32:59 GMT

Aussie steady against Dollar ahead of data

The Australian Dollar remained stable against the Greenback after data concerning Australia's inflation expectations dropped over the last month. Additionally, traders are still attentive to the US unemployment claims data due to be released today. The pair hit 0.9288 while on the Asian session and proceeded to consolidate at 0.9230.

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