settle down dollar Thursday, Sept. 15 is near its recent peak after traders raised their bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve would become more aggressive next week in its fight to curb inflation, as the yen faltered shortly after the rally. of the previous session.
The dollar rose 0.14% against the yen to 143.37 in Asia, after falling 1% in the session preceding news that the Bank of Japan is examining exchange rates with banks. Amazingly a month ago, New Zealand’s GDP increased 1.7% in the June quarter, beating expectations by 1.0%.
The Australian dollar was up 0.15% to $ 0.67575, while the New Zealand dollar was up
It gained 0.11% to $ 0.60085.
The British pound fell 0.1% to $ 1.1530, while the euro fell 0.07% to $ 0.9971, both of which took losses after inflation surprise pushed the dollar higher Tuesday.
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The euro received help from the European Central Bank after policy maker Francois Villeroy de Gallo said on Wednesday 14 September that the bank’s neutral interest rate, estimated to be below or close to 2% in nominal terms, could be reached by the end of the year. end of the year.
However, the dollar remained in the lead ahead of a US Federal Reserve meeting next week.
Producer prices in the United States fell for the second consecutive month in August as the cost of gasoline fell further.
The US dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies, rose 0.12% to 109.73 not much from a two-decade high of 110.79.
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