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U.S. Dollar Slips Amid Crude Oil Plunge, Upcoming Fed Rate Announcement

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The U.S. Dollar value ticked lower as investors weighed the decline in crude oil prices due to the upcoming U.S.-Iran preliminary peace deal amid tomorrow's interest rate announcement by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

The U.S. Dollar Index, DXY, which measures the Greenback against a basket of other major currencies was last seen trading at 99.57, down by 0.08 (or 0.08%) today.

In the U.S., the Automatic Data Processing group's data showed that private employers added an average of 25,500 jobs per week over the four weeks ending May 30, a slight dip from the previous period's 29,000 weekly gain.

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