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Wed 09 Sep 2007Euro hits record high against dollarThe euro rose to a record high against the dollar today as expectations for the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates next week continued to erode the US currency's appeal.The euro rose as high as $1.3889 in trading today, the highest since the launch of the single European currency in 1999.