Dollar edges higher as Hong Kong tensions fuel safe-haven demand

TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar edged higher on Monday as worries about a standoff between the United States and China over civil liberties in Hong Kong fuelled demand for safe-haven currencies.Sterling was on the defensive after members of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's party called for the resignation of an influential aide for breaking travel restrictions during the coronavirus lockdown.A senior White House official has said Beijing's plan to impose a security law on the former British..