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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Dollar feeble as rate hike bets dwindle, Iran war worries grow

The U.S. dollar held near multi-month lows against most major currencies on Tuesday as traders walked back ​expectations of near-term monetary tightening, although the imminent ​threat of an escalation in the Middle East war left sentiment fragile.

The euro fetched $1.1581 in ​early Asian hours, not far from the two-month high of $1.1614 it touched on Monday. Sterling was at $1.3548, just shy of the three-month peak it touched in the previous session.

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