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Euro slides vs. dollar as EU summit hopes wane
(Reuters) - The euro fell against the dollar on Tuesday after two days of gains as investors pared back expectations that an informal meeting of European leaders this week would yield much progress in tackling the region's debt crisis.
However, given the market's stretched bearish positioning and oversold signals on the technical charts, the euro could see a short-term squeeze higher ahead of the European summit.
The yen, meanwhile, tumbled after Fitch downgraded Japan's ratings and although the currency posted the biggest loss versus the dollar, investors remained focused on the euro.
While there have been hopes in some quarters that Wednesday's summit may lead to agreement on measures to boost euro zone growth, investors were not confident of a breakthrough given apparent differences ...
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Euro falls vs. dollar as EU summit hopes dim
(Reuters) - The euro fell against the dollar on Tuesday after two days of gains as investors pared back expectations that an informal meeting of European leaders would yield much progress in tackling the region's debt crisis.
However, given the market's stretched bearish positioning and oversold signals on the technical charts, the euro could see a short-term squeeze higher ahead of the European summit.
While there have been hopes in some quarters that Wednesday's summit may lead to agreement on measures to boost growth, investors were not confident of a breakthrough given apparent differences in opinion between Germany and France.
French President Francois Hollande is expected to push for a joint euro zone bond, a measure backed by Italy, Spain and the European Commission.
However ...
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Euro falls as hopes dim of EU summit progress
(Reuters) - The euro fell on Tuesday as skepticism grew that an informal meeting of European leaders would yield much progress in tackling the debt crisis, with worries about Greek politics and Spanish banking problems expected to keep the currency weak.
While there have been hopes in some quarters that measures to boost growth may be agreed at Wednesday's summit, investors were not confident of a breakthrough given apparent differences in opinion between Germany and France.
French President Francois Hollande is expected to push for a joint euro zone bond, a measure backed by Italy, Spain and the European Commission.
However Germany, Europe's largest economy and paymaster, has so far opposed the move and continues to champion austerity measures. A German official said on Tuesday euro ...
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Euro steadies vs dollar as focus shifts to EU summit
(Reuters) - The euro steadied against the dollar on Tuesday as its rebound from a recent four-month low stalled, although traders said selling was likely to be limited in the run-up to an informal meeting of European leaders this week.
Many in the market were skeptical policymakers could agree measures to help tackle the euro zone debt crisis and soothe concerns about Greek political turmoil and weakness in the Spanish banking system.
But with speculators' short euro positions at a record high, traders were wary of the potential for a squeeze higher on any signs of progress at Wednesday's meeting.
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Gold jumps 2.6 percent after slump; dead-cat bounce?
Gold rallied more than 2.6 percent on Thursday, its largest one-day gain since late January, as technical buy signals and new signs of a sluggish U.S. economy more than offset deepening despair over the euro zone.
After flirting with a bear market on Wednesday, down more than 20 percent from its September record, bullion rallied early after Philadelphia Federal Reserve data showed a contraction in factory activity in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region that rekindled some hope the Fed would plough more money into the system to stimulate the economy, traders said.
Technical buying also fueled gains after gold had nearly hit a key December low, trading just shy of key technical long-term support at the 100-week moving average of $1,515 per oz.
But with the euro and U.S. stocks in decline and ...
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Euro hits three-week high vs. dollar before Fed statement
The euro rose to a three-week high against a weaker dollar on Wednesday ahead of a policy statement from the U.S. Federal Reserve, with lower euro zone peripheral bond yields helping to allay concerns about the outlook for the euro zone.
Traders expected the Federal Reserve to restate its intention to keep rates near zero throughout 2014 and possibly hint at more easing, especially after recent weaker jobs data.
However, traders expected gains in the euro to be limited as the currency remained vulnerable to budget problems and political uncertainty in several euro zone countries.
The dollar extended losses against the yen on Wednesday after data indicated demand for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods dropped by the most in three years in March and a gauge of business spending plans ...
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Copper holds ground, investors stay cautious
(Reuters) - London copper traded slightly above $8,000 a metric tonne on Friday, hovering near its previous close, as investors waited for more decisive cues on demand such as whether China loosens monetary policy and the health of the euro zone.
Thursday's successful French and Spanish bond auctions eased some fears over the euro zone debt crisis, but the positive news was later offset by soft jobs data out of the United States.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose 0.3 percent to $8,070 a metric tonne by 11:56 p.m. EDT, after closing flat on Thursday, but is on track to record a 1 percent weekly rise.
The most-active July copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange lifted 0.3 percent to 57,860 yuan ($9,200) a tonne, after falling 0.3 percent in the previous session. ...
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Euro edges down ahead of Spanish bond auction
(Reuters) - The euro lost some ground on Tuesday, a day after short-covering helped it pull away from two-month lows against the dollar, and remained vulnerable ahead of a Spanish bond auction as euro zone debt jitters showed no signs of abating.
Spain is set to see its borrowing costs leap when it sells short-term bonds after concerns over its deficit and banking sector pushed longer term risk premiums above 6 percent and drove the cost of insuring its debt to a record high.
The developments fuelled concerns Madrid might fail to meet deficit targets as the country acknowledged it has probably tipped into its second recession since 2009. That would raise the risk of it being pushed into seeking an international bailout.
The common currency shed 0.2 percent to $1.3110, having ...
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