Dollar Jumps Ahead of Trump Tariff Deadline
A gauge of the dollar's strength rose as much as 0.5%, reaching its strongest level since June 27. That left the greenback higher versus the majority of G-10 currencies, strengthening the most versus the yen and the Australian and New Zealand dollars, while pushing a measure of emerging-market currencies toward its steepest drop since April.
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