Dollar falters as safe-haven bid dims on Brexit, trade deal optimism

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar slid to two-week lows on Thursday, with safe-haven demand for the currency waning as investors grew optimistic about progress towards a U.S.-China trade deal and agreement on Britain's exit from the European Union.Sterling jumped to a two-week high versus the dollar and posted its largest daily percentage gain in seven months on hopes of a Brexit resolution. The pound was last up 1.9% at $1.2447 ."With a Brexit deal looking more likely and U.S.-China talks showing..