Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Dollar tumbles to record low vs euro on subprime fear

(Reuters) - The dollar's broad decline accelerated early in the Asian session and was steepest against the low-yielding yen, as investors cut back on their exposure to higher-yielding but riskier assets.




The yen quickly erased most of its gains against the dollar as Japanese retail speculators bought back the U.S. currency, but a fall in Tokyo shares after a drop in U.S. stocks the previous session kept other investors cautious of further reductions of yen short positions.


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