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Russia May Scrap Ruble for New Customs Union Currency (Update3) (Bloomberg)

March 5 (Bloomberg) — Russia may scrap the ruble and introduce a common currency with Belarus and Kazakhstan as the nations broaden their alliance and seek to reduce their dependence on the dollar, a first deputy prime minister said.

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Russia May Scrap Ruble for New Customs Union Currency (Update3) (Bloomberg)

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Forex: USD/JPY recovery, expected to continue, supported by NFP – Kathy Lien (The Forex Market)

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) – Markets have welcomed the 36K decline in February’s Non-Farm payrolls, and the Dollar has soared against the Yen, a trend that, according to Kathy lien, Director of Currency Research at Global Forex Trading, is expected to continue.

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Forex: USD/JPY recovery, expected to continue, supported by NFP – Kathy Lien (The Forex Market)

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Pound Woes: Why Britain’s Currency Is Falling (Time.com via Yahoo! News)

The euro is not the only currency in dire straits — the pound hit a 10-month low against the dollar this week amid concerns that elections could result in a hung parliament

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Pound Woes: Why Britain’s Currency Is Falling (Time.com via Yahoo! News)

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Nikeei 225 kicks off inching down, JGB trading higher (The Forex Market)

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) – On the back of Japanese currency on a two-month high against the dollar, Nikkei 225 is making its first steps downwards and can be found digging 0.20% down at around 10,240.00 points.

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Nikeei 225 kicks off inching down, JGB trading higher (The Forex Market)

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Pound Woes: Why Britain’s Currency Is Falling (Time Magazine)

The euro is not the only currency in dire straits — the pound hit a 10-month low against the dollar this week amid concerns that elections could result in a hung parliament

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Pound Woes: Why Britain’s Currency Is Falling (Time Magazine)

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Forex: NZD/USD gains and trading at 0.6971 (The Forex Market)

FXstreet.com (Sydney) – The NZD reversed losses against the dollar and is trading at 0.6971. The Kiwi earlier opened on 0.6956 and set an intraday high of 0.6988. The pair finds support at 0.6945, resistance at 0.6993 and is considered strongly bullish.

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Forex: NZD/USD gains and trading at 0.6971 (The Forex Market)

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Volcker sees no threat to dollar as reserve currency (People’s Daily)

Paul Volcker, the former Federal Reserve chairman who is advising the Obama administration, said the greenback’s role as the world’s reserve currency is not in jeopardy, but warned central bankers to keep a close eye on inflation.

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Volcker sees no threat to dollar as reserve currency (People’s Daily)

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