Dollar Heads for Another Strong Week, Yuan Weakens Past Key Level

Dollar Heads for Another Strong Week, Yuan Weakens Past Key Level
Chinese Yuan and U.S. dollar banknotes on Feb. 10, 2020. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
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LONDON—The dollar rallied again on Friday, as U.S. Treasury yields rose ahead of a potentially huge Federal Reserve interest rate hike next week, while China’s yuan weakened past the psychologically important threshold of 7 per dollar.

The dollar, measured against a basket of currencies, is headed for a near 1 percent rise this week, as investors flocked to the safety of the greenback. The yuan is the latest currency to hit a multi-year low as the dollar rises relentlessly.