The dollar surged to a
four-month high as a report showed the U.S. economy grew in the first
half of the year, a day after the Federal Reserve took a step closer to
raising interest rates.
The U.S. currency
strengthened against all of its 16 major peers as data showed the
world’s biggest economy expanded at a faster pace in the second quarter
and eked out a gain at the start of the year.
The Bloomberg Dollar
Spot Index, which tracks the greenback versus 10 of its major peers,
gained 0.3 percent to 1,211.54 at 3:29 p.m. in New York. It reached the
highest since March, when it rose to a record in data going back to
2004.
The U.S. currency
gained for a third straight day against both the euro and the yen,
rising 0.5 percent to $1.0929 against the euro and 0.2 percent to 124.15
yen.
Source: Bloomberg
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