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A mixed bag of U.S. data further weighed on the euro, which fell a little further against the dollar after better-than-expected U.S. pending home sales, but slightly disappointing factor orders.

Euro Drops Below $1.37 Andrew J. Johnson 2010

The U.S. non-manufacturing sector expanded at a better-than-expected pace in September, according to data released by the Institute for Supply Management.

World Watch 2010

More Analysts: Asia's Currencies to Pull Back The euro already benefited from a run-up in risk due to better-than-expected Chinese manufacturing data overnight.

Fed Talk Dents Dollar Andrew J. Johnson 2010

New home sales reported last week were flat in August, but housing starts showed a surprise increase of more than 10%, and existing-home sales rose by a better-than-expected 7.6%.

Staffing Sector Gains Bode Well for Jobs Market Tomi Kilgore 2010

Moody's downgrade of Spain by one notch to Aa1 and a higher-than-estimated bailout bill for Anglo Irish Bank buffeted the euro Thursday, while a better-than-expected Chicago-area purchasing managers report helped support the dollar.

Asian Stocks Mostly Higher Shri Navaratnam 2010

The trend also was supported by China's better-than-expected industrial production in August, the latest data available.

Wheat and Gold Stole the Quarter's Headlines Carolyn Cui 2010

But shares came off their lows on better-than-expected U.S. jobs and economic-growth data.

Nikkei Falls 2%; Nintendo Tumbles V. Phani Kumar 2010

That came on the heels of a better-than-expected reading for U.S. gross domestic product and a slight decline in last week's initial unemployment claims.

Dollar Reverses Course on Upbeat U.S. Data Andrew J. Johnson 2010

After better-than-expected Reuter's/University of Michigan confidence index and better-than-expe cted Institute for Supply Management manufacturing data, the euro saw some of its gains briefly eaten away, but then resumed its upward march.

Fed Talk Dents Dollar Andrew J. Johnson 2010

Investors have mostly dismissed better-than-expected U.S. data for two days now.

Fed Talk Dents Dollar Andrew J. Johnson 2010