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Dollar dips as data point to rate cuts

By Peter Garnham

Published: December 27 2007 11:55 | Last updated: December 27 2007 19:17

The dollar fell to a two-week low against the euro on Thursday after weak economic data pointed to more cuts in US interest rates next year.

Figures showed US durable goods orders edged 0.1 per cent higher in November, compared with expectations of a 2 per cent rise. Initial jobless claims figures indicated that conditions in the US labour market continued to deteriorate in December.

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