IMM speculators raise bets against the dollar-CFTC

NEW YORK, July 6 (Reuters) - Currency speculators increased
their short U.S. dollar positions in the latest week, according
to Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on
Monday.

The value of the U.S. dollar's net short position rose to
$7.31 billion in the week ending June 30, compared with a net
short position of $6.3 billion the prior week.

The aggregate U.S. dollar position is derived from the net
positions of International Monetary Market speculators in the
yen, euro, British pound, Swiss franc, Canadian, and Australian
dollars.

JAPANESE YEN (Contracts of 12,500,000 yen)

6/30/09 week 6/23/09 week

Long 23,261 22,186

Short 24,308 26,193

Net -1,047 -4,007

EURO (Contracts of 125,000 euros)

6/30/09 week 6/23/09 week

Long 47,701 48,252

Short 30,482 30,829

Net 17,219 17,423

POUND STERLING (Contracts of 62,500 pounds sterling)

6/30/09 week 6/23/09 week

Long 31,038 24,039

Short 35,139 36,197

Net -4,101 -12,158

SWISS FRANC (Contracts of 125,000 Swiss francs)

6/30/09 week 6/23/09 week

Long 16,623 22,023

Short 5,933 7,615

Net 10,690 14,408

CANADIAN DOLLAR (Contracts of 100,000 Canadian dollars)

6/30/09 week 6/23/09 week

Long 32,435 30,043

Short 23,163 18,696

Net 9,272 11,347

AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR (Contracts of 100,000 Aussie dollars)

6/30/09 week 6/23/09 week

Long 46,348 39,780

Short 11,358 10,412

Net 34,990 29,368

MEXICAN PESO (Contracts of 500,000 pesos)

6/30/09 week 6/23/09 week

Long 40,356 26,074

Short 11,405 10,827

Net 28,951 15,247

NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR (Contracts of 100,000 New Zealand
dollars)

6/30/09 week 6/23/09 week

Long 18,679 17,977

Short 996 1,021

Net 17,683 16,956
(Reporting by Wanfeng Zhou; Editing by Dan Grebler)