The
dollar gained against the yen, bolstered by the outlook for more U.S.
interest-rate increases as markets began winding down before the
year-end holidays.
A
gauge of the dollar climbed 0.7 percent last week, the biggest gain
since the start of November, after the Federal Reserve raised interest
rates for the first time since 2006. Futures show the odds of an April
rate hike increased to 50 percent. The euro was little changed as
results from Spain’s election on Sunday left the country with no clear
governing majority after Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s People’s Party
lost more than a third of its support.
The
greenback advanced 0.1 percent to 121.25 yen as of 8:39 a.m. in Tokyo
after falling 1.1 percent on Friday. The U.S. currency was unchanged at
$1.0868 per euro from Dec. 18 when it fell 0.4 percent.
The
Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index, which tracks the currency against 10 major
peers, was little changed at 1,234.77. The gauge reached the highest in
data going back more than 10 years on Dec. 17 after members of the
Federal Open Market Committee unanimously voted to raise the benchmark
from a record low.
Source: Bloomberg
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