Key points:
* Investors still await details of Trump's policies
* France's Fillon wins party backing for presidential election
* Dollar edges up against the yen
The dollar steadied on Tuesday as investors widely expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates next week and are waiting for signals on the likely pace of hikes, including this week's U.S. jobs data.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six major peers, last traded at 101.65 , ticking up from a one-week low of 101.22 on Monday.
A Fed policy decision is due at the end of a March 14-15 meeting. Fed Chair Janet Yellen said on Friday raising interest rates this month would be appropriate, if jobs and inflation data hold up. While a hike next week is "near certain", investors "are still doubtful if the Fed would raise rates three times this year," said Takahiko Sasaki, market economist at Mizuho bank.
Concerns over President Donald Trump's ability to focus on his promised economic policies remained after the U.S. leader alleged over the weekend that he was wiretapped by his predecessor, Barack Obama.
Some analysts say the dollar would not see a further rally unless Trump announces detailed economic policies.
The euro edged up 0.1 percent at $1.0582 , still short of its two-week high of $1.064 touched on Monday.
Francois Fillon won his party's backing to be its candidate for French president, hours after a former prime minister Alain Juppe ruled out an election bid. A poll on Friday had shown that if Juppe replaced Fillon as the centre-right candidate, he would likely win the election's first round, with centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron coming second - a scenario that would knock far-right leader Marine Le Pen out of the race. Party leaders swung behind Fillon despite allegations that he had misused public funds.
The dollar edged up 0.1 percent against the yen to 113.96 yen after falling to a one-week low of 113.53 yen on Monday as geopolitical uncertainties prompted investors to buy the perceived safe-haven Japanese currency.
Reference: Kitco
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