Dollar climbs after U.S. data; Greece eyed
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar climbed on Monday after a flurry of economic data kept expectations intact for an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve this year, while the euro stumbled on concerns over Greece's financial crisis and soft euro zone data. The strengthening dollar held U.S. stocks in check and weighed on oil prices. Brent crude was off $1.11 at $64.45 a barrel, and U.S. crude lost 95 cents to $59.35 a barrel.
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