Dollar drops as Trump surges ahead

The US dollar has slumped with next week’s presidential election result increasingly looked too close. With some polls showing Donald Trump gaining ground, the dollar is now at a three-week low versus the euro and a 12-day low versus the Japanese yen. The uncertainty has resulted in the fuelling in demand for perceived havens like the yen.

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