# Hawkish Fed lifts dollar to seven-week high as focus turns to BOJ

https://mins.news/en/item/62016

- Reuters, 2026-09-17 03:10 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/hawkish-fed-lifts-dollar-seven-week-high-focus-turn-boj-2026-09-17/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aab5a12a4391a0001267b75

> The dollar held near a seven-week peak on Thursday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates and signaled that more increases could come in the months ahead. Investors were awaiting monetary-policy decisions from the Bank of England later in the day and the Bank of Japan on Friday.

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