COLOMBO(news1st): The US dollar reached its peak its top ranking peers today (20), this was subsequent to an indication by a US Federal Reserve Official that a first Pandemic period interest rate hike could occur in March 2022.The dollar index, which measures the currency against six major peers, stood at 96.629, not far from the peak at 96.938 reached last month.The Euro along with the British Pound plummeted as the British Health Minister declined to rule out the chance of further COVID-19 restrictions before Christmas, as Britain encounters a surge in Omicron cases.The US dollar, which tends to attract demand as a safe haven, reached it pinnacle since last Wednesday (15), against the euro, sterling and the Australian dollar.An interest.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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