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The U.S. Dollar finished down against most major currencies. From the start it was under pressure as trader demand for risk pressured lower yielding currencies. The early morning weakness in the Dollar helped to drive up demand for high risk equities and commodities. Tuesday’s move by the Fed to leave interest rates unchanged for a prolonged period of time set the tone for today’s weakness.

The Euro finished lower on reports that a few Euro Region finance ministers are rejecting the idea of a bailout for Greece. Over the weekend ahead of the start of today’s two-day meeting in Brussels, German Finance Minister Schaeuble and French Finance Minister Lagarde downplayed the possibility of a bailout package.

The Euro closed the week higher and in a position to continue the rally as financial tensions have eased enough in Greece to warrant the beginning of a short-covering rally. Technically, the main trend is up on the daily chart with 1.4009 a possible near-term target.

The U.S. Dollar is trading lower overnight against all major currencies. Investor demand for higher risk assets has been the driving force along with short-covering. Economic releases have played a limited role in this week’s Dollar movement. However, this may change today following the release of the U.S. Retail Sales Report and Consumer Sentiment.

The U.S. Dollar had a choppy, directionless day. The lack of event risk was likely the main reason for this as well as the easing of the Greek fiscal crisis. Trading could continue in a similar manner over the next few days because the first major report, Weekly Jobless Claims, is not due out until Thursday. This will be followed by the Retail Sales Report on Friday.

The U.S. Dollar is under pressure overnight against most major currencies except the Japanese Yen. Trading has been light and less volatile than last week’s trading conditions. Shortly before the New York session opening, the Dollar is mounting a slight comeback and trading off its lows against a few of its majors.

The U.S. Dollar is under pressure overnight against most major currencies except the Japanese Yen. Trading has been light and less volatile than last week’s trading conditions. Shortly before the New York session opening, the Dollar is mounting a slight comeback and trading off its lows against a few of its majors.

Jobs data indicating that U.S. economic recovery might be picking up steam finally pushed crude oil futures decisively over the stubborn $80 a barrel threshold. Nymex’s benchmark West Texas Intermediate settled Friday at $81.50 a barrel, a seven-week high, after topping $82 in intraday trading.

The U.S. Dollar is trading lower against most major currencies after better-than-expected jobs data drove investors into higher yielding assets. The initial move in the Dollar was up after the U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls Report showed fewer jobs were lost than estimated. Traders bought the Dollar on the belief that the better jobs number would move the Fed closer to hiking interest rates.

The European currency has depreciated dramatically against the US dollar in the past few months, falling from over $1.50 on December 1st to $1.35 today. The move has caused many investors to question the viability of the European Union and its currency, while also serving to reinforce the notion of the USD’s position as the world’s reserve currency.

U.S. equity markets are trading flat to lower ahead of this morning’s weekly jobless claims report. In addition, investors seem to be taking a non-committal approach in front of tomorrow’s U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls Report. The Forex markets indicate that investor sentiment is shifting back toward risk aversion which could pressure equity markets today.

The U.S. Dollar is up sharply against all major currencies. Traders seemed a little nervous this morning and maintained their risk adverse stance throughout the session. One of the biggest concerns for investors at this time is the continuation of the global recovery. Some feel that the sovereign debt issues in Europe are stalling the recovery.

The EUR USD rose this morning to its highest level since February 17th as shorts covered positions after Greece announced additional budget cuts and tax increases in an attempt to shore up its budget and gain favors from the European Union.

Michael Pento talks about the false perception of safety in the USD.

The Euro is firming overnight after Greece announced more budget cuts in an effort to sway the European Union into approving its bailout package. The new plan includes higher taxes and pay cuts for government officials. Greece has been making an effort to shore up its fiscal deficit in order to convince the EU and investors that it is committed to taming its budget crisis.