Speculators boost long USD bets in latest week-CFTC

    NEW YORK, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Currency speculators increased 
their bets in favor of the U.S. dollar in the latest week, 
according to data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission 
released on Monday.  
    The value of the dollar's net long position rose to $18.92 
billion in the week ended Dec. 24, from $18.32 billion the 
previous week. 
    To be short a currency is to bet it will decline in value, 
while being long is a view its value will rise. 
    The Reuters calculation for the aggregate U.S. dollar 
position is derived from net positions of International Monetary 
Market speculators in the yen, euro, British pound, Swiss franc, 
Canadian and Australian dollars. 
 
 (Reporting By Wanfeng Zhou; Editing by Chris Reese) 
  
((JAPANESE YEN (Contracts of 12,500,000 yen) 17,228,318,160.04 
             12/24/13 week         12/17/13 week 
   Long          14,261               22,225 
   Short        158,083              152,448 
   Net         -143,822             -130,223 
  
    EURO (Contracts of 125,000 euros) -5,502,216,300.00 
             12/24/13 week         12/17/13 week 
   Long         102,462               97,780 
   Short         70,290               69,857 
   Net           32,172               27,923 
  
    POUND STERLING (Contracts of 62,500 pounds sterling) -1,475,616,625.00 
             12/24/13 week         12/17/13 week 
   Long          62,593               62,285 
   Short         48,173               44,460 
   Net           14,420               17,825 
  
    SWISS FRANC (Contracts of 125,000 Swiss francs) -1,664,246,621.24 
             12/24/13 week         12/17/13 week 
   Long          26,537               25,292 
   Short         14,617               13,337 
   Net           11,920               11,955 
  
    CANADIAN DOLLAR (Contracts of 100,000 Canadian dollars) 5,497,412,738.73 
             12/24/13 week         12/17/13 week 
   Long          28,191               25,133 
   Short         86,623               90,633 
   Net          -58,432              -65,500 
  
    AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR (Contracts of 100,000 Aussie dollars) 4,835,406,850.00 
             12/24/13 week         12/17/13 week 
   Long          14,857               13,752 
   Short         69,096               65,405 
   Net          -54,239              -51,653 
  
    MEXICAN PESO (Contracts of 500,000 pesos) -774,658,701.76 
             12/24/13 week         12/17/13 week 
   Long          47,206               40,410 
   Short         27,028               24,760 
   Net           20,178               15,650 
  
    NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR (Contracts of 100,000 New Zealand dollars) -527,971,680.00 
             12/24/13 week         12/17/13 week 
   Long          13,899               12,842 
   Short          7,443                7,169 
   Net            6,456                5,673)) 
 
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