Dollar at 17-month high as bond rout, French fiscal worries weigh on euro ↧ ↧ Dollar at 17-month high as bond rout, French fiscal worries weigh o... The US dollar headed for its third straight week of gains on Friday, as a bond market rout in the face of inflationary fears ​over higher oil prices and concerns over French fiscal health kept the euro rooted near its lowest in 17 months.