The
dollar rose to almost the highest in a decade with the Federal Reserve
seen continuing to move toward raising interest rates after Singapore
became the latest nation to ease monetary policy, highlighting the
diverging paths of global central banks.
The
greenback advanced versus the euro amid plunging Greek markets as Prime
Minister Alexis Tsipras stood by pledges to renegotiate the nation™s
bailout. Policy makers in Washington are forecast to hold interest rates
steady today as the end a two-day meeting before raising them by
year-end. Singapore™s dollar tumbled to a four-year low. China™s yuan
fell to a record discount against the central bank™s reference rate.
Australia™s dollar rose.
The
Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index, a gauge of the currency™s performance
against 10 major peers, rose 0.3 percent to 1,157.57 as of 11:34 a.m. in
New York. It closed at 1,161.42 in New York on Monday, the highest in
data back to 2004. The measure has rallied after every Fed meeting since
June.
The
U.S. dollar appreciated 0.4 percent to $1.1334 per euro, after
weakening 1.3 percent the previous day, the most since Oct. 15. It
reached $1.1098 on Jan. 26, the strongest since September 2003. The yen
rose 0.1 percent to 117.79 per dollar and strengthened 0.5 percent to
133.51 per euro.
Source : Bloomberg
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