US dollar and Yen strengthen against Euro

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Japanese yen and US dollar appreciated against most of their main peers after Standard & Poor's warned it may downgrade France, Germany and 13 other euro union members. Japanese yen rose for third consecutive day and gained 0.3% against euro reaching ВҐ103.99 while greenback surge 0.2% to $1.3378. EUR/JPY currently is trading at ВҐ104.00 while EUR/USD is trading at $1.3369.

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