Dollar Firms As Trump’s Letter-Writing Campaign Accelerates
The dollar looks set to end the week on a more supportive footing after Donald Trump redoubled his efforts to revive the forgotten art of letter writing, threatening to substantially raise tariffs on Canadian goods and warning that he would soon announce increases in levies on most other countries. Ten-year yields are little changed, equity futures are setting up for a softer session, and currencies like the euro and Mexican peso are retreating as investors brace for the next round of trade threats. The European Union will get a letter “today or tomorrow,” NBC quoted the president saying last night,...