Dollar continues to decline

THE dollar fell against the euro and yen for a fifth day in six yesterday as traders said a Federal Reserve decision to leave interest rates at a 41-year low will underscore how weak the US economy is.

Almost all of the dollar's 7.5% decline against the euro this year, which sent it to a four-year low, has come in the past six weeks.

Analysts expect the European Central Bank to leave its benchmark rate at a meeting tomorrow at 2.5%, double the Fed's 1.25% rate.