By Bo Nielsen and Daniel Kruger
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) — The biggest foreign-exchange strategists and investors say the best may be over for the dollar after a four-month, 24 percent rally.

By Chris Fournier
Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. dollar’s five-month rally versus the Canadian currency has stalled, making the euro, the Australian dollar and the yen better bets against the loonie, according to RBC Capital Markets.

By Greg Walters
Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) — Russia won’t let the ruble float freely and may continue to widen the band in which the currency is allowed to trade, the first deputy chairman of Russia’s central bank, Alexei Ulyukayev, said.

By Candice Zachariahs
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) — The Australian and New Zealand dollars rose on speculation the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at least half a percentage point tomorrow, increasing demand for higher-yielding assets.

By Stanley White
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) — The dollar fell to an eight-week low versus the euro on speculation a U.S. government rescue for the country’s automakers will leave less money to protect the financial system.

TOKYO, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan governor said the nation’s economy may contract in the fiscal year starting next April 1 and that markets, not the central bank, determine foreign exchange rates, the Financial Times reported on Monday.