Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Dollar sluggish on Bernanke, subprime worries

(Reuters) - The dollar stayed near a record low against the euro and a 26-year trough versus sterling on Thursday as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said woes in the U.S. housing market could worsen.

In a testimony to Congress on Wednesday, Bernanke repeated that inflation is the Fed's top concern but said weakness in the housing sector would likely crimp growth in the coming quarters.


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