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Towering dollar after solid jobs data leaves peers struggling - REUTERS
By Rae Wee
Summary
- Dollar underpinned by blockbuster U.S. jobs data on Friday
- Fed seen cutting rates just once this year
- Sterling still at mercy of gilt market rout
SINGAPORE, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The dollar began the week on a strong note on Monday, leaving its peers languishing near multi-year lows after a blowout U.S. jobs report that underlined the outperformance of the world's largest economy versus the rest of the world.
The euro and the New Zealand dollar were pinned close to a more than two-year trough at $1.0242 and $0.5565, respectively, in the early Asian session. Trading was thinned with Japan markets closed for a holiday.