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Dollar resumes rally as Fed signals tightening
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 10 - 02 - 2010

The dollar rose today against major currecnies, resuming its two-month rally as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke explained his plan for winding down government stimulus programs _ including boosting interest rates on money the central bank holds for banks, according to AP.
Higher interest rates, or the expectation of higher rates, can boost a currency as investors transfer funds to where they expect to earn higher returns. The U.S. has one of the lowest official interest rates of the major economies.
Bernanke said the Fed would «before long» start raising the rate it pays on banks' excess reserves stored at the central bank. It currently is 0.25 percent.
The 16-nation euro, which had tilted higher this week on hopes for a solution to the Greek debt crisis from the European Union, sank again Wednesday.
The euro fell to $1.3695 in midday trading from $1.3775 late Tuesday in New York.
The euro has suffered recently from concern over the ability of Greece and, to a lesser extent, Portugal and Spain, to rein in their deficits. Last week, it fell as low as $1.3586, its weakest point since May 2009.
European Union leaders are set to issue a statement on Greece's debt crisis during a summit Thursday, which European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet is to attend.
Investors had hoped that Wednesday would bring a «concrete» plan for how to deal with Greece, said David Gilmore of Foreign Exchange Analytics in Essex, Conn.
But German officials said on Wednesday that there was no urgent need for a bailout.
«Skepticism remains rampant towards any rescue package,» said Ashraf Laidi, chief market strategist at CMC Markets in London.
In other trading Wednesday, the British pound slipped to $1.5593 from $1.5688. The dollar edged up to 90.01 Japanese yen from 89.63 yen, slipped to 1.0676 Canadian dollars from 1.0689 Canadian dollars, and edged up to 1.0692 Swiss francs from 1.0656 francs.


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