Terrorist attacks spark dollar fears

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(Bloomberg) The dollar dropped on 14 September for the first week in four on concern that last Tuesd...

(Bloomberg) The dollar dropped on 14 September for the first week in four on concern that last Tuesday's attacks, which destroyed New York's World Trade Center and damaged the Pentagon, will crimp growth in the world's biggest economy. Investors 'will be reluctant to commit to US assets,' said Eddie Middleton, who helps oversee £5.5bn at Britannic Investment Management in Glasgow. 'The dollar may drift lower.' The dollar fell to a two-week low of 92.01 US cents per euro from 90.94 on 13 September. Against the yen, it declined to 117.39, the weakest since 3 March, from 118.71. It recent...

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