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By Ankur Banerjee and Joice Alves SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar rose on Friday, heading for its steepest weekly rise since May as traders scaled back expectations of early U.S. interest rate cuts this year. The U.S. currency’s strong start has cast a shadow on the euro despite rising inflation in the euro zone easing market pressure on the European Central Bank (ECB) to lower interest rates. The dollar’s rebound will be tested by the non-farm payrolls report due later in the day. Economists polled by Reuters forecast that 170,000 jobs were created in December, fewer than the 199,000 i…

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