Dollar holds firm as US-Iran tensions lift oil, hawkish Fed bets build ↧ ↧ Dollar holds firm as US-Iran tensions lift oil, hawkish Fed bets build The dollar was on the defensive on Monday but ​remained near a two-month high, as the US-Iran standoff continued to push up oil prices and bond ‌yields, while investors looked ahead to a data-packed week for further clues on inflation and central-bank policy.