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The dollar held firm on Friday as stronger-than-expected US inflation revived prospects that the Fed will have to keep interest rates higher for longer.
On Thursday, the US dollar flirts with a 2-week low before key inflation data, primarily due to falling Treasury yields.
The US dollar traded sideway largely near its two-week low on Wednesday as investors await the FOMC meeting minutes for more clues on interest rate path.
The dollar remained stable, below recent highs, with currency markets quiet as traders awaited further remarks from Fed officials later in the day.
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The euro was set for a twelfth week of declines against the dollar ahead of key US job report. That will mark the longest losing streak on record.
The yen found relief on Thursday after hitting its lowest since Oct 2022 earlier this week, rallying above 150.
US stocks and government bonds finished their worst month of the year due to lingering expectations of a prolonged period of high rates.
The dollar perched close to a 10-month high against on Thursday, keeping the yen near the psychological level of 150.
The dollar scaled a 10-month high on Wednesday, pushing the euro and sterling to 6-month lows, while Treasury yields remained near 16-year peaks.
On Tuesday, the dollar hit a 10-month high as US bond yields surged to levels not seen since October 2007, and the Japanese yen continued its decline.
The dollar steadied on Monday and rose against the yen to an almost 11-month high on Monday. The dollar on Friday touched an over six-month high.
The US dollar rose along with Treasury yields on Friday. Earlier this week the Fed kept interest rates steady and signalled another hike by year-end.
The dollar index surged to a new peak in early March after the Fed hinted at another rate hike. Sterling and the euro hit multi-month lows.