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BREAKING: Dollar Recovery on Hold as Coronavirus Vaccine Euphoria Fades

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BREAKING: Dollar Recovery on Hold as Coronavirus Vaccine Euphoria Fades

TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar’s gains were put on hold on Wednesday as optimism about a coronavirus vaccine was offset by worries about how the drug will be delivered and by a surge of new infections in the United States.

Initial optimism about coronavirus vaccine testing pushed the dollar up against the safe-harbour yen and the Swiss franc, but this momentum is starting to fade because there are still several obstacles to clear before a vaccine can be distributed.

The dollar was last quoted at 105.23 yen, trading near a three-week high. Against the euro, the dollar was little changed at $1.1820.

The British pound traded at $1.3260, close to a two-month high due to growing optimism that Britain and the European Union will agree a long-sought-after trade deal.

Sentiment for the dollar got a boost after Pfizer Inc and BioNTech said on Monday their experimental coronavirus vaccine was 90% effective.

However, the reaction across financial markets has become more tempered because there are several logistical hurdles to making the drug available, including that it has to be shipped at extremely cold temperatures.

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