The dollar hovered near a two-month peak against at a basket of currencies on Monday as investors look to a barrage of upcoming economic data and political developments in the United States before making any fresh bets on the U.S. currency. While a rebound in U.S. stocks on Friday has helped to curb the ascent of the dollar, deemed as a safe-haven, signs of slowdown in the nascent economic recovery and political uncertainties have kept investors on guard. The dollar index stood at 95.544 =USD. Last week it hit a two-month high of 94.745 last week and posted its biggest weekly rise since early April. The euro changed … (full story)