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Dollar surges as virus roils global equities

The dollar rose against major currencies yesterday as fresh declines in global stocks and worries about tightening liquidity amid the worsening coronavirus crisis accelerated the flight to cash.

The dollar rose against sterling toward its strongest since at least 1985. The US currency hit the highest in almost three years against the euro.

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