Dollar Edges Up, Yields Hit One Month High – 18 April, 2018

The dollar index is up against a basket of six major currencies as long term treasury yields supported investors hunger for risk assets despite a lingering concern over trade tensions with the U.S. and China. The index edged up at 0.1 percent and remained flat at 89.635. The currency was up 0.2 percent against the yen at 107.250 yen. The euro edged up 0.05 percent to $1.2381.