02-07-2015 16:56 via news.yahoo.com

Dollar off after data, stocks tick up; Greece angst lingers

The U.S. dollar index fell from a three-week high on Thursday as chances of a U.S. interest rate hike as soon as September took a hit following a weaker-than-expected U.S. payrolls report, while Wall Street and world stock markets were slightly higher. Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said Thursday the only chance of the country getting back on track was immediate debt relief, something the rest of the euro zone is not prepared to offer. Markets focused at least initially on the U.S. payr
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