Biden and McCarthy yesterday Wednesday confirmed their intention to reach an agreement soon to raise the public debt ceiling to $ 31.4 trillion, after agreeing the day before to conduct direct negotiations after a stumbling block that has lasted for months.
A sudden rise in Treasury yields helped the dollar rise, and the dollar index, which measures the US currency against a basket of currencies, remained close to the seven-week high recorded in the previous session and rose. hit 102.86 last session.
The euro is under pressure, bringing it closer to its lowest level in six weeks at $1.0841. The single European currency hit $1.08105 on Wednesday, its lowest level since April 3.
The British pound fell about 0.09% against the dollar to $1.2475.
As for the Japanese yen, it hit 137.50 to the dollar in its last session, after falling around 1% yesterday Wednesday.
In the latest trades, the Bitcoin cryptocurrency fell 0.1% to $27,349.
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