Forex
Dollar Firms as the Euro and Pound Slide
The greenback gained against most major peers as Treasury yields climbed.
The dollar index rose 0.7% to 101.16, extending its monthly gain to 2.4%.
EUR/USD fell 0.6% to 1.1382, GBP/USD dropped 0.8% to 1.3233, and AUD/USD lost 1.1% to 0.7037. USD/JPY rose 0.5% to 158.21.
Among other crosses, USD/CHF climbed 0.5% to 0.8252 and USD/CAD rose 0.3% to 1.4107. USD/MXN jumped 1.6% and USD/ZAR rose 1.3%.
The euro remains especially weak on the technical side, with its RSI14 at 10.1 and its close below both the 50-day and 200-day averages.