It also said North Korea is willing to hold talks with the
United States on denuclearization and will suspend nuclear tests
while those talks are under way.
This offset worries about Trump's proposed levies, which has
prompted protests from Europe, Canada and other countries.
At 11:09 a.m. (1609 GMT), the dollar fell 0.557 points or
0.62 percent, against a group of currencies to 89.523.
It also touched its weakest level against the South Korean
won since Jan. 25. It was last down 1.38 percent, at
1,061.81 won.
Among higher-yielding currencies, the New Zealand dollar was
up as much as 1.2 percent on the day and the Aussie up
more than 1 percent.