The dollar is sliding

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May 19, 2017 12:57 PM

The US dollar is ticking down on Friday.

The dollar is sliding.

The US dollar index is down by 0.5% at 97.43 as of 7:37 a.m. ET.

The recent dollar sell-off has been in response to yields, a

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Separately, the Baker Hughes oil-rig count will be out at 1 p.m. ET.

As for the rest of the world, here's the scoreboard as of 7:43 a.m. ET:

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British pound
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Russian ruble
Japanese yen

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