Dollar drifts as traders weigh rate path; yen fragile
Timilehin Adejumobi
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The U.S. dollar was tentative on Monday as investors tried to assess the monetary policy path ahead after a raft of central bank meetings last week, while the yen was fragile in the wake of the Bank of Japan sticking to its ultra-easy policy.
The dollar index, which measures the U.S. currency against six major rivals, rose 0.049% to 102.33, not far from a one-month low of 102 it touched on Friday. U.S. markets are closed on Monday for a holiday.
In an action-packed week of central bank decisions, the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday but hinted that further hikes were on the way to tame inflation.
The European Central Bank raised interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday and left the door open to more hikes, with the Bank of Japan rounding off the week by standing pat on its ultra-easy policy.
“The Fed’s hawkish hold means that the bar to a hike next month is low,” said Marc Chandler, chief market strategist at Bannockburn Forex in New York.
Investors, though, expect the central bank to be done with its tightening in July.
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