Thursday, January 3, 2008

Dollar falls on soft ISM data

(Reuters) - The dollar fell against the euro and yen on Wednesday after a gauge of the U.S. manufacturing sector last month dropped to its lowest since April 2003, increasing expectations for more Federal Reserve rate cuts.

The Institute for Supply Management's report also showed the prices component for December rose despite a decline in the headline number, suggesting to some analysts that a negative combination of higher inflation and a slowing economy may be unfolding

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