Dollar steadies, global shares on best run in two years

Stocks were expected to rise for a third day running on Wall Street when it opens, as the dollar recovered after a third week of declines that took it to its lowest against other major currencies since October. The dollar had weakened after the Federal Reserve scaled back its forecasts for rate increases and the European Central Bank's chief economist, Peter Praet, indicated the ECB could further loosen its monetary policy. "As other central banks have demonstrated, we have not reached the physi