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Greenback Slips Amid Subdued Volatility

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The greenback slipped in muted Asia-Pac trade, with the absence of market moving headlines leaving participants to reflect on familiar themes and resulting in particularly subdued volatility. Safe haven peers JPY and CHF were also weaker, despite continued spread of the Delta variant of coronavirus across the region. Nonetheless, the DXY seems poised for its second straight weekly gain, following the recent rounds of hawkish Fedspeak.

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