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Dollar Slides as Market Anticipates Fed Rate Cuts Amid Tariff Concerns

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The U.S. dollar weakened, driven by increasing expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts and ongoing uncertainties surrounding recent U.S.-imposed tariffs.

Following a disappointing U.S. jobs report, traders rapidly priced in a 94.4% likelihood of a rate cut in September.

Market concerns were compounded by President Trump’s dismissal of a top statistics official and the resignation of Fed Governor Adriana Kugler.

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