NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The dollar hit a one-week high against the Japanese yen on Thursday after
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that Fed policymakers are "are not confident" that interest rates
are yet high enough to finish the battle with inflation.
The dollar index was last up 0.28% on the day at 105.80. The euro fell 0.30% to $1.0678.
The dollar gained 0.23% to 151.27 Japanese yen, the highest since Nov. 1.
Traders remained on alert for potential intervention to shore up the struggling Japanese currency, which
is near a one-year low of 151.74 reached last week.
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Currency bid prices at 2:08PM (1908 GMT)
Description RIC Last U.S. Close Pct Change YTD Pct High Bid Low Bid
Previous Change
Session
Dollar index 105.8000 105.5000 +0.28% 2.232% +105.8400 +105.3700
Euro/Dollar $1.0678 $1.0710 -0.30% -0.35% +$1.0726 +$1.0673
Dollar/Yen 151.2650 150.9650 +0.23% +15.41% +151.3100 +150.7700
Euro/Yen 161.52 161.67 -0.09% +15.12% +161.7900 +161.4200
Dollar/Swiss 0.9020 0.8993 +0.34% -2.41% +0.9025 +0.8990
Sterling/Dollar $1.2236 $1.2285 -0.41% +1.17% +$1.2308 +$1.2232
Dollar/Canadian 1.3793 1.3792 +0.06% +1.85% +1.3807 +1.3747
Aussie/Dollar $0.6379 $0.6402 -0.36% -6.42% +$0.6428 +$0.6375
Euro/Swiss 0.9631 0.9628 +0.03% -2.67% +0.9648 +0.9620
Euro/Sterling 0.8725 0.8716 +0.10% -1.35% +0.8728 +0.8694
NZ $0.5911 $0.5912 -0.06% -6.95% +$0.5954 +$0.5907
Dollar/Dollar
Dollar/Norway 11.1880 11.1710 +0.21% +14.07% +11.2030 +11.1100
Euro/Norway 11.9521 11.9598 -0.06% +13.90% +11.9851 +11.9020
Dollar/Sweden 10.8968 10.8906 -0.25% +4.70% +10.9054 +10.8300
Euro/Sweden 11.6377 11.6670 -0.25% +4.38% +11.6745 +11.6150
(Reporting by Karen Brettell; Editing by Alexander Smith)