Data drive dollar’s gain on the euro

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Series Details 9.8.08
Publication Date 09/08/2008
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Article reports the dollars biggest one-day jump against the euro on the 8 August 2008. The shift in sentiment about the currency was triggered by comments from Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank, who warned on the 7 August 2008 that growth in the eurozone would be 'particularly weak' in the third quarter of 2008.

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BBC News, 8.8.08: Euro and pound dip against dollar http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7549259.stm

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