US dollar gets boost from trade war worries

Published Tue, Oct 30, 2018 · 09:50 PM — Updated Tue, Oct 30, 2018 · 09:50 PM

London

THE US dollar rose towards two-and-a-half-month highs on Tuesday, supported by worries about an escalation of the Sino-US trade war.

The euro, pushed lower by the stronger US dollar, slipped as traders prepared for a swathe of data, including eurozone gross domestic product and German inflation.