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September 8, 2010 10:34 AM EDT
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The Dollar proved to be a little bit of an issue, on an otherwise quiet news day. The Dollar Index started the day higher, flirting with Friday’s peak at 80.855. That is still well below the breakout point at 81.34, but it has moved up away from the rising trend line at 79.99. Fitch called Greek’s bailout plan “uncertain” and also told Bloomberg that it may downgrade Portugal if measures to reduce debt are “insufficient”. Weakness... full story >>


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