The dollar rises and the yen is under pressure ahead of the Japanese central bank’s interest rate decision, by Reuters

2023-09-21 05:44:00

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TOKYO (Archyde.com) – It recorded new highs once morest some currencies on Thursday, remaining near its highest levels once morest the yen since early November, following the US Federal Reserve showed a tendency to tighten following keeping interest rates unchanged.

The dollar index, which measures the currency’s performance once morest a basket of currencies, rose to 105.68, its highest level since early March, before falling slightly to 105.55.

It was affected by a state of tension following the Federal Reserve meeting, as it hovered around the level of 148.39 once morest the dollar following touching its lowest level in ten months at 148.47 earlier on Thursday.

There are slim chances that the Bank of Japan will tighten policy at its meeting on Friday.

It was last trading at $1.2319, which is slightly above its lowest level in four months once morest the dollar, ahead of the Bank of England’s interest rate decision later on Thursday.

It recorded $1.0635 following falling to its lowest level in six months at $1.0617.

Both the Australian and New Zealand dollars suffered a blow following the Federal Reserve meeting, as the Australian dollar fell 0.6 percent and the New Zealand dollar fell 0.3 percent.

(Prepared by Mahmoud Salama for the Arabic Bulletin)

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