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Published in TZ Latest News 10 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Dollar at 12-year peak vs euro, emerging markets spooked

The U.S. dollar hit multi-year highs against the euro and yen on Tuesday on the growing chance of the Federal Reserve hiking interest rates by mid-year, the prospect of which also hurt stocks and currencies from emerging markets. The skittish mood spread from Asia to Europe where stocks were down for a second day despite the European Central Bank’s new bond buying campaign continuing to push down the euro and the bloc’s already record-low borrowing costs.

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