LONDON: The U.S. dollar climbed to a two-decade high on Monday as rising U.S. Treasury yields prompted hedge funds to add to their bullish bets while the Chinese yuan weakened below 6.77 levels after weak trade data.
The latest leg of the dollar's rise, which began after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 50 bps last week, has hit currencies that had previously been immune to broad dollar rallies, including the Australian dollar, the yuan and even cryptocurrencies.
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