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The US Dollar comes into the new week mildly offered after a wave of USD negative drivers in the previous week. The Atlanta Fed’s downgraded growth outlook for the US economy definitely played its part, while the Buck also stumbled on cooler PCE readings and renewed tariff fears.
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