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    The greenback rose to a one-week high against the euro on Friday as economic data pointed to solid economic growth, and reduced fears about an impending slowdown.

    U.S. homebuilding surged to a 13-year high in December as activity increased across the board, suggesting the housing market recovery was back on track amid low mortgage rates.

    It comes after data on Thursday showed that U.S. retail sales increased for a third straight month in December, while a gauge of manufacturing activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region rebounded in January to its highest level in eight months.

    "The last couple of sessions we've gotten some pretty good data," said Bipan Rai, North American head of FX strategy at CIBC Capital Markets in Toronto.

    "There was a little bit of concern by the Federal Reserve with regard to the health of the consumer and household market in the U.S., but it seems like yesterday's retail sales numbers and also the housing data from yesterday and today have assuaged some of those fears for the time being," Rai said.

    The euro EUR= fell 0.41% against the dollar to $1.1089. The Japanese yen was little changed on the day, after weakening earlier on Friday as record high stocks reflected stronger risk appetite.

    U.S. stock indexes were driven higher by optimism over corporate earnings, upbeat economic data and indications of resilience in China's economy.

    Data on Friday showed that China's economy ended the year on a firmer note, even as economic growth cooled to its weakest in nearly 30 years.

    "December data signaled a strong finish for the Chinese economy and that suggests the Chinese economy may be primed for a rebound in 2020," said Lee Hardman, a currency strategist at MUFG in London.

    The yen rose hit 110.28, the weakest since May, before falling back to 110.12. The offshore Chinese yuan CNH= also strengthened as far as 6.8567, the strongest since July.

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    	Currency bid prices at 2:20PM (1920 GMT) 
    
     Description	  RIC		 Last		   U.S. Close  Pct Change	 YTD Pct	 High Bid	Low Bid 
    											  Previous				   Change				  
    											  Session											
     Euro/Dollar	  EUR=		$1.1089		$1.1135	 -0.41%		 -1.08%	  +1.1142	 +1.1087 
     Dollar/Yen	   JPY=		110.1200	   110.1400	-0.02%		 +1.16%	  +110.2800   +110.0600 
     Euro/Yen		 EURJPY=	 122.14		 122.67	  -0.43%		 +0.16%	  +122.8300   +122.1300 
     Dollar/Swiss	 CHF=		0.9679		 0.9644	  +0.36%		 +0.01%	  +0.9695	 +0.9646 
     Sterling/Dollar  GBP=		1.3017		 1.3076	  -0.45%		 -1.83%	  +1.3117	 +1.3017 
     Dollar/Canadian  CAD=		1.3063		 1.3040	  +0.18%		 +0.59%	  +1.3075	 +1.3034 
     Australian/Doll  AUD=		0.6877		 0.6898	  -0.30%		 -2.09%	  +0.6911	 +0.6873 
     ar																							  
    
     Euro/Swiss	   EURCHF=	 1.0735		 1.0743	  -0.07%		 -1.08%	  +1.0757	 +1.0735 
     Euro/Sterling	EURGBP=	 0.8517		 0.8513	  +0.05%		 +0.75%	  +0.8531	 +0.8488 
     NZ			   NZD=		0.6615		 0.6638	  -0.35%		 -1.80%	  +0.6650	 +0.6608 
     Dollar/Dollar																				   
    
     Dollar/Norway	NOK=		8.9081		 8.8859	  +0.25%		 +1.46%	  +8.9191	 +8.8825 
     Euro/Norway	  EURNOK=	 9.8775		 9.8942	  -0.17%		 +0.40%	  +9.9035	 +9.8771 
     Dollar/Sweden	SEK=		9.5163		 9.4873	  -0.14%		 +1.81%	  +9.5239	 +9.4817 
     Euro/Sweden	  EURSEK=	 10.5545		10.5695	 -0.14%		 +0.81%	  +10.5767	+10.5380                    
 
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