By | January 15 2010 10:33 AM

The dollar climbed in the markets versus major currencies as a result of worries that the lower lending that will happen by banks in China will lead to stagger economic growth in the world's third-largest nation. The U.S. economy released its consumer confidence showing that it was worse than expectations and a slight rise from the previous reading. The Dollar Index, which usually measures strength of the dollar versus six major currencies, is currently traded at 77.24 while recording a high of 77.27 and a low of 76.74.