The market currently sees an 80 percent chance of another interest rate rise in March.

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The economy is getting better, so Japan is putting more of its money overseas again.

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The improvement in jobs and wages means we can expect spending to be pretty good this year. High stock prices have also boosted the value of consumer assets, supporting consumption.

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The improvement in jobs and wages means we can expect spending to be pretty good this year. Consumer spending will be reliable source of growth that will support the economy.

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Prospects are still bright for the dollar.

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The board members are likely to take an upbeat view on the economy when the interim review of their October semi-annual outlook report is released later today.

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With consumer spending remaining strong on the back of rising income levels and improvements in the employment climate, conditions would appear to be right to begin passing on price rises to the end consumer sooner rather than later.

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Sentiment (for the dollar) remains mixed.

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Investors think hurricanes had a very limited impact on U.S. corporate sectors and U.S. yields continue to look very healthy. That's going to keep supporting the dollar.

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