Dollar Drops as Fed Rate Hike Expectations Trimmed on SVB Collapse

Dollar Drops as Fed Rate Hike Expectations Trimmed on SVB Collapse
U.S. dollar banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken, on Feb. 14, 2022. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
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SINGAPORE/LONDON—The U.S. dollar fell on Monday on expectations the Federal Reserve will be less aggressive in raising interest rates after authorities stepped in to limit the fallout from the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.

The U.S. government announced several measures early in the Asian trading day, saying all SVB customers will have access to their deposits starting on Monday.