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By XE Market Analysis
The Dollar index firmed early in the session, topping at 94.71 before falling back to 94.44 lows. Better housing starts data provided some support, though USD buyers ended up booking profits at mid-morning. EUR-USD bottomed at 1.1650, then rallied to 1.1692 highs. USD-JPY was range bound on either side of 112.25, while USD-CAD was choppy, moved by NAFTA news and oil prices. Cable settled off of 1.3099 lows.