In Asia, the yen hovered near the key 145 level against the dollar, a level that prompted the intervention of the Japanese authorities last September, while the faltering economic recovery in China continues to put pressure on the yuan.
Minutes of the Fed’s June meeting, released on Wednesday, showed that the vast majority of policymakers expect further tightening in US monetary policy, even after they agreed to keep interest rates steady last month.
This led to a slight rise in the dollar as well as treasury yields.
The euro touched a one-week low of $1.0843 in early Asian trade, while the pound fell 0.08 to $1.26925.
The dollar index rose 0.04 percent to 103.38.
The yen rose more than 0.2 percent to 144.30 against the dollar, as concerns about possible intervention by the Japanese authorities to support the currency curbed its decline.
The Australian dollar fell 0.04% to $0.6651, after falling more than 0.5% in the previous session, following a private sector survey that showed services activity in China increased at the slowest pace in five months in June.
“The Australian dollar is very sensitive to any news out of China at the moment,” said Sean Callow, chief currency strategist at Westpac.
And the Chinese yuan recorded in the latest transactions of 7.2593 dollars in the foreign market, after it fell about 0.4 percent in the previous session.
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