GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar gains on Powell's economic outlook, stocks slip
February 28, 2018 at 12:09 PM EST
NEW YORK, Feb 28 (Reuters) - The dollar rose to five-week highs on Wednesday after an upbeat outlook of the U.S. economy from the Federal Reserve's new chief and the prospect of tighter monetary policy, while global equity markets slid on big declines in China-dependent shares.