Dollar marches on as central banks stimulus boosts bonds
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LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar surged on Thursday as extraordinary steps by central banks across the world to stem a coronavirus-induced financial rout saw mixed success, boosting bonds but failing to halt losses in stocks from Asia to Wall Street.The dollar gained as investors rushed to secure liquidity, pushing the British pound down 0.9% to its lowest since 1985 and rising 1% against major currencies to its highest since March 2017. The euro fell 1.6% to $1.0726 per dollar, its lowest since..