© Reuters. The U.S. dollar was higher on Friday.
Investing.com – The U.S. dollar was stronger against other currencies Friday, rising near a 14-month high as political tensions pulled the euro and Turkish lira lower.
The , which measures the greenback’s strength against a basket of six major currencies, increased 0.61% to 96.04 as of 10:46 AM ET (14:46 GMT).
The Turkish lira fell to an all-time low against the dollar on steel and aluminum from Turkey. The two counties have been in a diplomatic spat over the detention of an American pastor in Turkey.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan brushed off concerns, saying it was just a campaign against Turkey and urged Turks to exchange gold and dollars into lira.
surged 15.02% to 6.3488, not far from an all-time high of 6.6170 earlier in the session.
The Russian ruble was also weaker, with rising 0.85% to 67.2560, its lowest level since March 2016, after the U.S. imposed fresh sanctions against the Kremlin for its alleged part in poisoning a former British spy and his daughter in the U.K.
The dollar was lower against the safe-haven yen, with decreasing 0.27% to 110.77. In times of uncertainty, investors tend to invest in the Japanese yen, which is considered a safe asset during periods of risk aversion.
The lower Turkish lira pushed the euro lower, with falling 0.88% to a 14-month low of 1.1426. Sterling was also lower with , down 0.44% to 1.2770.
Meanwhile the Australian dollar was down, with slumping 0.88% to 0.7308, while was down 0.06% to 0.6609. The loonie was lower against the greenback, with up 0.31% to 1.3088.
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