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SINGAPORE/LONDON - The euro was heading on Friday for a record twelfth week of declines against the dollar, unless US jobs data later in the day push the currently all-dominant greenback lower.
The euro/dollar moves have largely been dollar-driven, and the dollar index, which tracks the unit against six main peers, albeit with the greatest weight given to the euro, is heading for a 12th straight week of gains.The dollar's recent strength has been underpinned by a rapid sell-off in US government bonds, which sent yields to multi-year highs.
Other currencies were able to catch a break in the middle of this week when bond prices steadied, but US non farm payrolls data could change that. The pound , which hit a six-month low earlier in the week before rebounding, was down 0.18pc at $1.2169, and the dollar was also up against the Japanese yen, 0.3pc higher at 148.97.