The dollar strengthened against every major currency after comments from President Donald Trump and his Treasury Secretary stoked concern that a brief respite from tariff talk was well and truly over.

The global economy is on edge as U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs ripple across financial markets, sparking volatility and shifts in currency values. The U.S. dollar – which had recently reached a two-year high earlier this month – has shown signs of weakness amid investor uncertainty and fallen to a two-week low,

The dollar fell to a five-week low after U.S. President Donald Trump said he'd prefer not to impose tariffs on China. In an interview with Fox News aired Thursday, he said China doesn't want tariffs and he would "rather not" use them.