20-12-2016 14:43 via news.yahoo.com

Dollar hits new 14-year high, Dow sets sights on 20,000

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar hit a 14-year high on Tuesday as the yen fell after the Bank of Japan stuck to its ultra-loose monetary policy and the euro weakened following deadly attacks in Germany and Turkey. On Wall Street, the Dow appeared set for another run at 20,000 points , as concern after the attacks in Europe were offset by reassurance over Italy's plan to spend up to 20 billion euros ($21 billion) to rescue its troubled banks. On currency markets, a sense of caution aft
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