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Shutdown stasis looms for the dollar

The dollar has weakened a little this week on the back of some softer US employment and activity data. The US government shutdown does not appear to have made much impact, consistent with previous such episodes. That said, downside risks for the greenback have arguably increased a bit, mainly on account of the ongoing slowdown in US employment growth.

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