Dollar climbs
Gains against the yen and a weakened British pound led a broad rise in the US dollar on Tuesday, helped by an easing of the tensions around North Korea that last week drove capital towards Switzerland and Japan.
The yen and the Swiss franc had both surged as Washington and Pyongyang ramped up military threats following the imposition of new sanctions on the Koreans through the United Nations 10 days ago.
However, a North Korean state media report on Tuesday that leader Kim Jong Un had delayed a decision on firing missiles towards the US Pacific territory of Guam was taken by markets as another sign that the threats were rhetorical.
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