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Eighth straight month of gains for the greenback
Published Sun, Mar 1, 2015 · 09:50 PM
New York
THE US dollar edged higher against the euro last Friday, building on the prior day's sharp rally and closing February with its eighth consecutive month of gains.
The greenback found support from the latest government estimate of economic growth in the fourth quarter. Though revised lower, to 2.2 per cent from 2.6 per cent, the pace was better than expected.
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