Dollar steady, Brazilian real slides on tariff threat; bitcoin near record high
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TOKYO/LONDON :The U.S. dollar stabilised on Thursday after retreating from a two-week high versus major peers, as markets took U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff salvos in their stride, except in Brazil where a threatened 50 per cent levy sent the real sliding. The dollar had been knocked back by a sharp decline in U.S. Treasury yields after a 10-year note auction on Wednesday garnered strong demand, tempering worries about the "Sell America" narrative that saw Treasuries, the dollar
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