The dollar rebounded on Monday, shaking off concerns linked to an investigation that could influence the US presidential election, while global equity prices steadied, helped by a buoyant Wall Street following a string of merger deals. Oil prices slid after non-OPEC producers failed to make any specific commitment to join the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in limiting output to support prices. The US dollar rose against a basket of major currencies on reduced worries over the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s investigation of emails linked to Hillary Clinton’s use of a private server. Persistently low Japanese government bond yields also boosted the greenback. The dollar suffered its worst fall in more than seven weeks on Friday following news that the FBI is reviewing fresh evidence in its probe of the Democratic presidential candidate. "The market is maybe taking a calmer approach to the FBI probe at this point than it was on Friday afternoon," said Shahab Jalin...
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