Dollar creeps higher ahead of US, China economic data

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An employee of the Korea Exchange Bank counts one hundred U.S. dollar notes during a photo opportunity at the bank's headquarters in Seoul April 28, 2010. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak/File Photo SINGAPORE, Aug 8 (Reuters) - The dollar inched higher on Tuesday but traded in a narrow range as investors were hesitant to take on new positions ahead of a key U.S. inflation reading this week, while focus in Asia turned to China's trade data out later in the day. China's exports are expected to fall 12.5% in July from a year earlier, based on a Reuters poll of economists, extending a...