Dollar holds gains as U.S. housing starts hit near 11-year high (news: 19/06/18)

Today's press

• Dollar holds gains as U.S. housing starts hit near 11-year high

  (Reuters) - The dollar remained close to an 11-month high against a basket of currencies on Tuesday as domestic housing starts jumped to near an 11-year peak in May, suggesting resilience in the real estate sector despite higher mortgage rates.

• Stocks- Wall Street Under Pressure as Trade War Intensifies

  Investing.com – Wall Street slumped on Tuesday as trade war concerns spooked investors.

• Billionaire investor Jim Mellon: Sharp sell-off in US stocks is the start of a 'very major correction'

  A market correction is inevitable even without trade war fears, billionaire investor Jim Mellon told CNBC's "Worldwide Exchange" on Tuesday.