The dollar settles near the lowest level in five months

Today, Thursday, the dollar settled near the lowest level in five months after the Federal Reserve (the US Central Bank) indicated the weighting of reducing interest rates this year despite the fog that surrounds the consequences of imposing customs duties.

The dollar index, which measures the performance of the US currency against a basket of six competing currencies, rose 0.1%, recording 103.51 but remained close to the lowest level in five months to touch it earlier this week.

The euro was traded in the latest transactions at $ 1.0894.

The British pound touched the highest level in four months, registering $ 1.3015 in early Asian trading before settling at $ 1.2992 before the monetary policy decision expected to be issued by the Bank of England, which prediction indicates that it will keep interest rates unchanged.

The yen gained some force, registering 148.46 against the dollar, a day after the (central) bank (the central) kept interest rates unchanged.

The Turkish lira settled at 37.99 for the dollar in Asian transactions.

The Australian dollar fell 0.31% to 0.6338 USD.

The New Zealand dollar fell 0.5% to $ 0.5786.