Dollar Falls as Markets Mulls Prospect of More Fed Easing

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The dollar weakened broadly Wednesday, as the suggestion of more monetary stimulus by the Federal Reserve momentarily counterbalanced fears that Europe's debt crisis may spin out of control.

In a decision that kept U.S. interest rates at rock-bottom levels, the Fed's Open Market Committee downgraded its forecasts on growth while raising estimates for unemployment. In a press conference, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested that the central bank stands ready to push for a third round of quantitative easing, or QE3, to support an economy that remains weak.

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