Five Things Everyone Will Be Talking About Today

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Janet Yellen kicks off a two-day address to lawmakers in Washington, while China and the U.K. show surprising economic strength. Here are some of the things that people are talking about in markets this morning.

The dollar rallied against the yen to within 2 percent of a 13 year-high amid speculation Janet Yellen will stick to her message that interest rates will rise this year when she gives her semi-annual monetary policy testimony to congress today.