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Dollar Slides as US Midterm Result Weighs on Oil and Treasury Yields

The dollar fell to a more-than-one-month low after Democrats’ decisive US midterm victory, while oil prices and Treasury yields also declined. Sterling gained.

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By Rocky SwiftThe dollar slid to the lowest in more than a month on Thursday in the aftermath of an overwhelming victory by Democrats in US midterm elections, which sent oil prices and Treasury yields lower.The yen gained after minutes from the Bank of Japan's September meeting reinforced bets for…

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