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Rich Asplund

Dollar Sees Support from Quarter-End Demand

The dollar index (DXY00) on Wednesday rose slightly on quarter-end demand for the dollar.  Also, dovish ECB comments on Wednesday undercut the euro and boosted the dollar.  Meanwhile, the yen recovered from a 33-year low and moved higher on speculation that Japanese authorities may soon intervene in currency markets to support the yen. 

US weekly MBA mortgage applications fell -0.7% in the week ended March 22.  The refinancing mortgage sub-index fell -1.6%, and the purchase mortgage sub-index fell -0.2%.  The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage fell -4 bp to 6.93% from 6.97%.

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