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Western Union:

Better than expected news on America's job market kept the door cracked to a midyear rate hike and buoyed the greenback. 

In a sign the U.S. economy was getting back on track, jobless claims rose by a smaller than expected 281,000 from 267,000, a little under forecasts of 285,000. The more reliable four-week average printed below 283,000, the fewest in nearly 15 years.

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