Dollar Edges Higher on US Economic News and FOMC Minutes

The dollar index (DXY00) rose to a 1-week high on Tuesday and finished up by +0.18%.  The dollar found support Tuesday from better-than-expected US economic news on home prices and the Dec MNI Chicago PMI.  Also, higher T-note yields on Tuesday have strengthened the dollar’s interest rate differentials.  The dollar extended its gains Tuesday afternoon from the slightly hawkish minutes of the December 9-10 FOMC meeting. Questions about the Fed’s independence are limiting gains in the dollar after Preside ...