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U.S. dollar jumps on Fed official comments

Xinhua, September 10, 2016 Adjust font size:

The U.S. dollar rose against other major currencies on Friday as remarks from U.S. Federal Reserve officials strengthened the case for a September rate hike.

In late New York trading, the euro fell to 1.1226 dollars from 1.1257 dollars in the previous session, while the dollar bought 102.69 Japanese yen, higher than 102.50 yen of the previous session. Enditem