Dollar holds steady as Trump slaps tariffs on China
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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Dollar banknotes are seen in this photo illustration taken February 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzale/Illustration/File Photo
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar held firm against a basket of currencies on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump as expected imposed a 25 percent tariff on $50 billion of Chinese goods.
At 8:18 a.m. (1218 GMT), an index that tracks the greenback against six currencies <.DXY> was up 0.04 percent at 94.814.
(Reporting by Richard Leong)
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