The dollar
held near a 19-month high on Friday after a strong week of gains on rising bets
of a larger Federal Reserve rate hike, pushing the Japanese yen back near the
key 160 mark that has left traders on alert for intervention.
Treasury
yields rose after US President Donald Trump said the US does not need a deal
with Iran and as traders weighed the chance of a larger-than-usual Federal
Reserve rate hike next month. Two-year Treasury yields gained 34 basis points
over the past two sess...