The dollar and sterling plunged and government bond yields in the US and Europe fell to multi-decade lows as investors tried to digest the implications of the Federal Reserve’s new near-zero interest rate policy.
The US currency suffered its biggest one-day slide against the euro since the birth of the single European currency in January 1999 as the euro jumped from under $1.40 to above $1.44.
The yen powered higher, dragging the dollar to a 13-year low of nearly Y87 despite speculation that Tokyo could intervene to limit the rise in its currency and calls for the Bank of Japan to act more aggressively.
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