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Mon 08 Aug 2001Dollar stages small recovery as Fed vigil beginsThe dollar staged a small comeback today, rising by a third of a per cent against the euro after testing five-month lows set last week but traders said thin market conditions were exaggerating price moves.But the euro's failure to crack through selling interest at $0.92 and little fresh news saw the US currency regain the upper hand as liquidity remained tight ahead of tomorrow's meeting of the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee.