Dollar eases on conflicting signals about Trump's Middle East timeline

Mihaela Păun

NEW YORK, March 10 : The dollar eased Tuesday as investors reassessed the widening Middle East conflict, with concerns lingering that recent optimism about a quick resolution may be premature. The dollar surged in recent sessions after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran sent oil prices soaring, but traders said the market may have overreacted to President Trump's statements about the conflict ending sooner than expected. Trump offset those remarks by also saying the war could go on longer, and as