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Dollar steadies on renewed tariff worries - REUTERS
Summary
- Dollar edges away from over two-month low
- Euro on the defensive as markets eye Germany coalition talks
- Trump's tariff deadline nears, stokes nerves
- Canadian dollar weakens slightly, implied volatility picks up
SINGAPORE/LONDON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The dollar steadied on Tuesday, having fallen to its lowest in more than two months against a basket of major currencies a day earlier, buoyed by safe-haven flows after U.S. President Donald Trump said tariffs on Mexico and Canada would proceed as planned.
Trump on Monday said that tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports were "on time and on schedule" despite efforts by the countries to beef up border security and halt the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. ahead of a March 4 deadline.
Stocks closed mostly lower Monday with the Dow eking out a slight gain, the S&P 500 dropping half of one percent, and the Nasdaq ending the session down 1.2%00:01