The dollar index, which expresses the value of the dollar against a basket of six major world currencies, added 0.2 percent to 103.85 points around 16:00 CEST. Before that, it climbed to 104.19 points for the first time since July 2002. It has benefited almost nine percent since the beginning of the year.
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The euro against the dollar at the same time lost 0.2 percent to 1.0528 USD. The dollar added 0.2 percent to JPY 130.82 to the Japanese yen.
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U.S. government bond yields are rising for the third consecutive day. The ten-year bond yield exceeded three percent and reached a fresh 3.5-year high. Yield has doubled in the last two months.
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U.S. government bond yields are rising for the third consecutive day. The ten-year bond yield exceeded three percent and reached a fresh 3.5-year high. Yield has doubled in the last two months.
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