By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar edged lower on Friday on its way to a second-straight weekly decline as traders pared expectations for U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate hikes and as improving inflation and consumer spending data eased recession fears. The dollar index, which measures the safe-haven currency against a basket of six other major currencies, fell as low as 101.43, its weakest since April 25. On a weekly basis, it was down 1.24%, following a 1.45% decline the previous week. At 3:10 p.m. Eastern time (1910 GMT), the dollar was down 0.059% at 101.66. “We continue to …