Hints of rate rise in March drive US$ higher
London
THE dollar rose broadly on Tuesday after two Federal Reserve policymakers pointed to a potential US interest rates rise next month, turning attention to the bullish fundamentals of the world's biggest economy.
The move, a more than half per cent gain for the greenback, drove the biggest fall in the euro in more than a month, with concerns over upcoming elections in France and the Netherlands also weighing on the single currency.
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