Dollar Slips as Easing COVID-19 Curbs in China Lift Sentiment

Dollar Slips as Easing COVID-19 Curbs in China Lift Sentiment
U.S. one hundred dollar notes are seen in this picture illustration taken in Seoul on Feb. 7, 2011. Lee Jae-won/Reuters
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SINGAPORE—The dollar slid across the board on Monday as traders piled into riskier assets after more Chinese cities eased some of their COVID-19-related restrictions, stoking hopes of an eventual reopening of the world’s second-biggest economy.

Financial hub Shanghai and Urumqi in the far west were among the cities that announced an easing of coronavirus curbs over the weekend following recent, unprecedented protests against the regime’s uncompromising “dynamic zero-COVID” strategy.