FOREX-Dollar slips in to 2021 as investors ride downtrend

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* Dollar softens against most majors * Virus worries hold back sterling and lift yen * Bitcoin surges to fresh record By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, Jan 4 (Reuters) - The dollar started the new year more or less where it left off - under pressure from investors who reckon low U.S. interest rates and an eventual worldwide recovery from the coronavirus pandemic will make it a laggard against other major currencies. The euro rose 0.2% from its New Year's Eve closing level to $1.2244, while a media report that Japan is considering a state of emergency for Tokyo pushed up the yen by about 0.3% to 103.05 per dollar. Japan's Fuji TV reported an emergency may be declared for as early as this week, as the Japanese capital grapples with record levels of infection.

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