FOREX-Dollar slides as Russia shifts currency view

Source: in.reuters.com

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, June 16 (Reuters) - The dollar slid across the board on Tuesday, pressured by comments from Russia suggesting a need ...

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