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Dollar Moves Slightly Higher And Gold Slips On Strength In T-Note Yields

  The dollar index ( DXY00 ) on Friday rose +0.087 (+0.09%).  EUR/USD ( ^EURUSD ) rose +0.0004 (+0.03%).  USD/JPY ( ^USDJPY ) rose +0.39 (+0.35%).  The dollar index ( DXY00 ) on Friday moved slightly higher.  Strength in T-note yields on Friday was supportive for the dollar, along with signs of expanding U.S. manufacturing activity. Gains in the dollar were limited after a rally in the S&P 500 to a new record high on Friday curbed the liquidity demand for the dollar. EUR/USD ( ^EURUSD ) on Friday posted modest gains on signs of economic strength in the Eurozone.  The Eurozone Jul Markit composite PMI rose +1.1 to 60.6, stronger than expectations of +0.5 to 60.0 and the strongest pace of expansion in 21 years.  Also, the ECB's Survey of Professional Forecasters raised their Eurozone 2021 GDP forecast to 4.7% from a prior view of 4.2%.  USD/JPY ( ^USDJPY ) rallied to a 1-week high as the yen weakened after a rally in stocks reduced the safe-haven demand for the yen.  Trading acti