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FOREX NEWS-Dlr at 4-1/2 yr high vs yen as US yields power up
FOREX-Dlr at 4-1/2 yr high vs yen as US yields power up
Wed Jun 13, 2007 6:27 AM ET

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By Veronica Brown

LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - The dollar rose to a 4-1/2 year high against the yen and 11-week peak versus the euro on Wednesday after a rally in U.S. Treasury yields drew investors towards the greenback. Markets were also awaiting U.S. retail sales data, the Federal Reserve Beige Book and speeches from Fed officials, having ditched expectations of lower U.S. interest rates later this year.

"Bond yields and asset markets in general are playing a major role in what's going on. A break higher (in U.S. 10-year Treasury yields) suggests yields heading even higher so the dollar is picking up support," BNP Paribas senior currency strategist Ian Stannard said.

"If we start to see a simultaneous sell-off in equity markets, and they do seem to be under pressure, we could see this turning into a broader risk aversion story," he added.

By 0954 GMT, the dollar was up 0.5 percent at 122.32 yen , having hit a 4-1/2 year peak of 122.37. The euro was up 0.3 percent at 162.37 yen but had fallen to $1.3264 , its weakest since late March.

Earlier the benchmark U.S. 10-year yield hit five-year highs of 5.33 percent on views that robust global economic growth could prompt central banks to raise interest rates, and due to selling by mortgage players.

The Swiss franc fell to a four-month low of 1.2463 per dollar before an interest rate decision by the Swiss National Bank on Thursday. The SNB is expected to raise rates.

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New York Fed President Timothy Geithner, Fed Board Governor Randall Kroszner and Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher are due to speak later on Wednesday and the Fed will release its Beige Book on regional economic conditions at 1800 GMT.

U.S. retail sales, due at 1230 GMT, are forecast up 0.6 percent month-on-month in May, having dropped 0.2 percent in April.

Investors are also likely to take a cue from the U.S. Treasury Department's semi-annual report on currency practices of foreign trading partners.

Before release of the report, the top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Banking Committee said on Tuesday they would introduce legislation giving the Treasury Department stronger tools to confront China's currency practices.

The U.S. Treasury Department has pushed China to move to a more flexible market-oriented exchange rate policy, but has frustrated many lawmakers and manufacturers by refusing to label China as a currency manipulator.

"The Treasury will likely stop short of labelling China as a currency manipulator, but the report's tone may be reflective of deep frustration on Capitol Hill over lack of progress," UBS said in a note to clients.

"Much to the administration's displeasure, WTO-compliant legislation targeting currencies will be introduced this week in the U.S. Senate and have a much more realistic chance of being passed than last year's Schumer-Graham bill."

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