FOREX-Dollar firms broadly, bolstered by robust U.S. retail sales

... gross domestic product for the fourth quarter," said Brian Dangerfield, currency strategist at RBS Securities in Stamford, Connecticut. The rise in jobless claims was a result of seasonal factors given last week's big drop due to the Thanksgiving ...

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