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Dollar just off August high, US rates and election in focus - REUTERS
By Ankur Banerjee and Stefano Rebaudo
Oct 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar clung to a 2-1/2 month high on Tuesday on expectations the Federal Reserve will take a measured approach to interest rate cuts, while a too-close-to-call U.S. election campaign kept investors on edge.
The dollar's strength, boosted by rising Treasury yields, kept pressure on the yen, euro and sterling, a theme that has been building over the past few weeks as traders scale back their bets on rapid U.S. rate cuts.