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Currency traders work under a screen indicating the exchange rate, above, of the U.S. dollar against Japanese yen and the Nikkei 225 index, at a foreign exchange firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. The dollar was at a three-month high against the Japanese yen after the Bank of Japan said it would increase its economic stimulus program as Asian stock markets surged Wednesday after Greece indicated a willingness to commit to spending cuts to secure its bailout. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

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Markets jittery ... Currency traders work under a screen indicating the exchange rate, above, of the U.S. dollar against Japanese yen and the Nikkei 225 index, at a foreign exchange firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. The dollar was at a three-month high against the Japanese yen after the Bank of Japan said it would increase its economic stimulus program as Asian stock markets surged Wednesday after Greece indicated a willingness to commit to spending cuts to secure its bailout. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
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Contagion fears ... Luxembourg's Finance Minister Jean Claude Juncker, left, talks to Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos, prior to the start of the Eurogroup ministerial meeting at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Germany's finance minister says a deal between Greek party leaders on new spending cuts appears to not yet fulfill all the conditions for a euro 130 billion ($173 billion) bailout. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
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Stock index futu... Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
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