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  • "It's not 100% gung-ho on risk," said Brian Kim , currency strategist at UBS in Stamford, Conn., referring to the euro's strength against the dollar but weakness against the Swiss franc.

    Euro Rebounds From Recent Losses Stephen L. Bernard 2011

  • This sent yields on Portuguese 10-year debt soaring above 7% to their highest levels since the euro's creation in 1999.

    Euro Ekes Out Gains, but Debt Fears Loom Large Andrew J. Johnson 2011

  • Portugal hopes to raise new funds in a bond auction on Wednesday, despite a market sell-off in recent days that pushed the interest yield on Portuguese 10-year bonds above 7% Friday, the highest level since the euro's creation.

    Portugal in Market's Hot Seat Marcus Walker 2011

  • In foreign-exchange markets, the euro's rise against the yen on Japan Finance Minister Noda's comment helped support the single currency against the U.S. dollar.

    Asia Shares Mixed; Flooding Sinks Australia Colin Ng 2011

  • While a move that drastic is not likely in the near-term — or, some analysts would suggest, at all — the common currency still could drop to $1.27, and then to $1.25, if investors become convinced the euro's recent fall is becoming entrenched, said Robert Tull , vice president and managing director of foreign exchange and commodity derivatives at Fifth Third Bancorp in Cincinnati.

    Dollar Set for Gains Bradley Davis 2011

  • Portugal hopes to raise new funds in a bond auction on Wednesday, despite a market sell-off in recent days that pushed the interest yield on Portuguese 10-year bonds above 7%, the highest level since the euro's creation.

    World Watch 2011

  • A rally by Japanese auto makers, boosted by the euro's strength against the local currency and a Nikkei report that they plan to hire hundreds of contract plant workers, helped to support Tokyo's market.

    Foster's Surge Sends Sydney Higher Shri Navaratnam 2011

  • In Japan, worries about euro-zone debt weighed on stocks as investors returned from their long weekend, though the market came off its lows, helped by the euro's gains against the Japanese yen.

    Asia Shares Mixed; Flooding Sinks Australia Colin Ng 2011

  • Europe thought it had put Greece's troubles to rest last spring with a mammoth bailout that rewrote the contract among the euro's member countries.

    EU Links Greece Aid to Budget Cuts Riva Froymovich 2011

  • But the move may not have a direct impact on the euro's exchange rates, as Mr. Noda indicated that the Japanese government will use some of the euros held in its foreign reserves for the purchases.

    Japan Plans to Buy European Debt Takashi Nakamichi 2011

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