Swedish Kronor

The dollar edged higher on Tuesday as investors consolidated positions, a day after fresh political turmoil in Washington caused the U.S. currency to post its biggest monthly drop in 16 months.

The dollar stayed pinned near 6-1/2-month lows on Wednesday, investors’ focus shifting from U.S. politics to monetary policy.

The U.S. dollar was broadly lower on Friday as a combination of uninspiring U.S. economic data and political uncertainty kept traders biased toward the euro and other world currencies.

A break in the recent global trade war squalls helped lift European stocks on Thursday and cooled demand for the markets’ traditional safety plays of government bonds and gold.