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...The dollar index was steady on the day while oil prices rose modestly....
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...“It looks like a happily divergent ECB has sent the euro weaker against the dollar,” said Chris Turner, head of global markets at ING....
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...“You eliminate, for the most part, really large drawdowns in the portfolio.”...
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...The stock index gains have come even as government bond yields have risen, reflecting falling prices....
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