Dollar hovers near 100 yen on improvement in U.S. economy

Source: Bloomberg
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The U.S. Dollar hovered around 100 yen on speculation signs of economic improvement in the U.S. will urge the Fed to scale back its bond-buying programme this month. The Dollar rose to a six-week high versus the Euro ahead of private U.S. reports, which are expected to show employment rose and the service sector expanded. The greenback reached 99.98 yen, the highest since July 25, and advanced 0.3% to $1.3174 per Euro. 
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