* Wall St indexes barely up along with European stocks
* Yen falls vs dollar, supporting Japanese equities
* Low-risk bond yields rise as investors favor riskierassets
* Gold down; oil
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- Ilya Naymushin
The dollar strengthened Tuesday following Fed commentary and stronger-than-expected data.
The US dollar index was up by
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Though the U.S. stock market is reaching new heights, the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar has actually declined.
Some commentators declare this means the markets should not be climbing.