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Dollar climbs to multi-week highs on higher U.S. rate bets

Higher U.S. rate expectations lifted the dollar against the euro, sterling, and Canadian dollar. The euro slid about 0.5% toward $1.14, its weakest since late July in some prints.

By US Brief desk · Updated 2026-09-24T05:35:00-07:00

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What happened

Higher U.S. rate expectations lifted the dollar against the euro, sterling, and Canadian dollar. The euro slid about 0.5% toward $1.14, its weakest since late July in some prints.

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  • Reuters, Sep 23, 2026

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