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1. 1. Bloomberg.com : EMU Top Stories

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   Published on: 8/16/2002   Last Visited: 8/16/2002

   "It's going to cap any yen rallies," said Patrick Collins, a trader at Ruesch International in Washington, about Kuroda's comments. "It's something of a shot across the bow by Japanese authorities" that could presage yen sales on further gains, he said.
   
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2. 2. Bloomberg.com : EMU Top Stories

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   Published on: 8/10/2002   Last Visited: 8/10/2002

   Investors are "now starting to take a more realistic view of what the Fed is going to do, which has been pushing the dollar down," said Patrick Collins, a currency trader at Ruesch International in Washington, D.C.
   
   Against the yen, the dollar declined to 120.21 at 12:25 a.m. in New York from 120.99 yen yesterday. That's the dollar's biggest decline since July 24. It weakened 0.5 percent to 97.25 cents per euro, three days after reaching a seven-week high.
   
   Yields on interest-rate futures rose as some traders pared bets on a Fed rate cut. The yield on the August fed funds futures contract, a gauge of expectations for the average overnight lending rate this month, rose 1 basis point to 1.715 percent, showing traders see about a 25 percent chance the Fed will cut its 1.75 percent target rate next week.

3. 3. Yahoo - Euro Strength Fades After Launch Rally

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   Published on: 1/3/2002   Last Visited: 1/3/2002

   ``The ECB's decision to leave interest rates unchanged really surprised no one given the fact that it is such a sensitive time with the cash roll-out of the euro, and really, all eyes are on the U.S. data tomorrow as traders begin once again to focus on fundamentals,'' said Patrick Collins, trader at Ruesch International.
   
   At 12:06 a.m. EST (1706 GMT), the euro stood at 89.75 cents (EUR-), down 0.63 percent from Wednesday's New York close, and below its two-week high of 90.66 cents.
   
   ``I think the fact that the ECB left its policy unchanged with a neutral bias is proving disappointing for (euro)