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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
Business

Dollar firms as US-Iran tensions lift oil, hawkish Fed bets build

The dollar inched higher to hold near a two-month high on Monday, as the US-Iran standoff continued to push up oil prices while investors looked ahead to a data-packed week for more clues on inflation and central banks' moves.

The euro and sterling were both 0.1% weaker against the dollar, last at $1.1379 and $1.3232, respectively, hovering near multi-month lows against the greenback.

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