Dollar Edges Lower as Fed Policy Decision Looms

Dollar Edges Lower as Fed Policy Decision Looms
Four thousand U.S. dollars are counted out by a banker counting currency at a bank in Westminster, Colo., on Nov. 3, 2009. Rick Wilking/Reuters
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NEW YORK/LONDON—The dollar eased versus its main rivals on Monday, after posting its biggest daily rise in more than four months in the previous session as hedge funds cut back bearish bets ahead of this week’s highly-anticipated U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting.

Monetary policy in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom is in focus, with the Federal Reserve widely expected to announce a tapering of stimulus, a factor that has fueled the greenback’s rise in recent weeks.