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No chance of bail-out for battered greenback

Federal rescue plans are all the rage in Washington right now, for what seems to be everything but the dollar.

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heraldscotland staff

RACHEL BECK

FEDERAL rescue plans are all the rage in Washington right now, for what seems to be everything but the dollar. The US currency is not going to get a bailout, even though its steep decline is feeding inflation and straining the economy.