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There’s a non-pandemic catalyst set to drive the dollar, pound and euro for the rest of 2021

Last Updated: Aug. 18, 2021 at 10:41 a.m. ET First Published: Aug. 17, 2021 at 2:55 p.m. ET

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Currency traders turn their attention to possible policy responses to inflation in the U.S., U.K. and euro area.

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Dow, S&P 500 trade lower midday Wednesday, with Fed minutes on deck

U.S. stock benchmarks tilt slightly lower at midday Wednesday as investors await minutes of the Federal Reserve's July policy meeting a day after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 index broke a streak of five straight record finishes.

Market Extra

There’s a non-pandemic catalyst set to drive the dollar, pound and euro for the rest of 2021

Vivien Lou Chen

Currency traders turn their attention to possible policy responses to inflation in the U.S., U.K. and euro area.

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