By Gregor Stuart Hunter

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar rose to its strongest levels in six weeks in early Asian trading on Wednesday as risks around the U.S. government shutdown intensified, sparking fresh investor worries and boosting demand for safe haven assets. The dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.50% to 98.616, its highest level since 27 August, as U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to carry out mass firings of federal workers during the standoff. “With no resolution to the government shutdown in sight, sentiment in financial markets deteriorated,” analysts from Westpac wrote in a research report. With the shutdown entering its second week, the probability of an end to the shutdown within the next week stands a

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