US dollar to be world beater again in 2016


Strong dollar: The US dollar is set to strengthen against major currencies again this year. – AFP

Greenback set to appreciate against seven world peers by end of this year

TORONTO: The dollar has an opportunity to make history. After three straight years of gains, strategists are forecasting the US currency will be a world beater again in 2016, strengthening against seven of 10 developed world peers by the end of the year, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey.

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