US dollar weakens against peers as markets weight renewed trade tensions

By Chibuike Oguh and Alun John NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar lost ground against major peers including the Swiss franc and Japanese yen on Tuesday as U.S.-China trade tensions resurged, while the euro firmed after the French government proposed suspending a landmark pension reform. The dollar weakened 0.37% to 0.801 Swiss franc and eased 0.37% to 151.71 yen , a day after rising against both currencies. "The market got caught a little bit yesterday," said Marc Chandler, chief market strategist at ...