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Business · June 17, 2021 · 9:30 PM UTCAnalysis: As Fed wakes sleeping dollar, jolted bears may bolster gains

A hawkish shift from the Federal Reserve has woken up a slumbering dollar, sending the U.S. currency to its highest level in months and stoking expectations that an unwind of bearish positions could fuel more gains.

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