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Dollar Makes Comeback as Banks Predict Intervention

Greenback back above 100 yen, gains on euro

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 14, 2008 8:17 AM CDT

(Newser) – The dollar made a recovery today after yesterday's disastrous fall, pulling back above 100 yen and gaining against the euro and the pound. The greenback's advance comes as securities firms speculated that the Fed and other central banks will collaborate to safeguard the dollar for... Read full story »

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