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The dollar fell to session lows on Wednesday after President Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal he thinks the currency is getting "too strong." The greenback last traded about 0.4 percent lower against a basket of currencies, with the euro rising to trade at $1.064. The yen also hit a session high against the dollar, last trading around 109.3. The yen also reached its highest against the euro since mid-November and against sterling since January. The flight to safety underpinned traditional safe havens like the yen, U.S. Treasuries and gold amid new concerns about France's presidential election and the United States' relations with Syria and North Korea.

Trading was largely muted on Wednesday as safe-haven demand kept U.S. Treasury yields lower and investors saw little reason to make major moves in the currency market. "The dollar is still looking a little soft as it has over the past few days, and a lot of its on the back of U.S. yields (falling)," said Dave Bradley, director of FX trading at Scotia Capital in Toronto. Yields on the benchmark U.S. 10-year note have dipped to near three-month lows this week as safe-haven demand tied to geopolitical worries has boosted buying. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major currencies, fell to 100.55 at one point in trade, its lowest in five days. "Risk sentiment is not strong at the moment because of tensions in North Korea and also risk of a recent rising (far-left French presidential candidate Jean-Luc) Melenchon," said Nomura currency strategist Yujiro Goto in London. "Those are having a negative impact on risk sentiment and also dollar-yen."