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The dollar came under further pressure versus the euro and continued its trek toward parity against the surging loonie Monday morning in New York.
Rising global stocks and speculation that the economy is on the mend have fueled increased appetite for riskier higher yielding currencies.
Traders were looking ahead to a fairly busy week on the economic front, kicked off by the Commerce Department's new home sales report for June.
The consensus estimate for the report coming at 10 AM ET this morning calls for an increase in new homes sales to 352,000.
New home sales declined 0.6% in May from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 342,000.
The dollar remained on the defensive versus the euro, dropping to an 8-week low of 1.4296, just shy of its lows from last December. A move to 1.4340 would take the dollar to its lowest level since the last week of 2008.
There was no relief for the dollar versus the scorching-hot loonie. Amid growing evidence that the Canadian economy is in much better shape than its neighbor to the south, the dollar dropped to C$1.0780, its lowest level since September 2008.
The dollar extended its run of choppy trading versus the sterling, easing to 1.6500 after seeing some modest strength late last week.
Versus the yen, the dollar firmed up slightly to 95.20, staying near a monthly high of 95.28.
In economic news from around the globe, German consumer confidence for August improved strongly, suggesting a recovery in the economy that is hit hard by recession.
According to the latest consumer climate survey from the market research firm GfK, the forward-looking consumer sentiment index rose to 3.5 points for August.
Monday, the quarterly report from the Bank of England said the continued asset purchases in the second quarter were accompanied by signs of improvement in the corporate credit markets.
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