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The dollar is experiencing its best week in over a year in the midst of Middle East conflicts and rising oil prices, as the dollar strengthens as the ultimate safe haven. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index rose 1.4% this week, marking its biggest increase since the end of 2024. Hostile actions are disrupting oil production and shipping, exacerbating inflation concerns for the Federal Reserve and other central banks. This has led traders to reduce their bets on a Fed rate cut, further boosting the dollar. Making the economic landscape more complex, a report on Friday showed that U.S. employers unexpectedly cut positions last month. However, as the focus is mainly on energy prices, this data only briefly dragged down the dollar, which quickly resumed its rise. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield also climbed for the fifth consecutive day. Alex Cohen, a foreign exchange strategist at Bank of America, said, "In this environment, the market is seeing through weak data as continued uncertainty and high oil prices are overwhelmingly dominant drivers."