US Government Shutdown Pushes Dollar Lower for Fourth Day

The dollar slipped Wednesday as the US entered its first government shutdown in nearly seven years and a report showing private-sector payroll growth turning negative kept a lid on the US currency. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index pared losses late in New York trading but closed down a fourth day, its longest such streak in a month. The yen rallied to a two-week high, while Treasuries rose across the curve alongside US equities. Most Read from Bloomberg Shutdowns have typically weighed on the greenback, ...