Dollar pauses after rallying to one-year high earlier in week By Reuters – Investing.com

Dollar pauses after rallying to one-year high earlier in week By Reuters – Investing.com

By Kevin Buckland

TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar touched its lowest point this week against major peers on Thursday, taking a breather from a rally that had lifted it to a one-year high powered by expectations for quicker Federal Reserve interest rate hikes.

The Australian and New Zealand dollars reached multi-week highs, while cryptocurrency bitcoin rose to a five-month peak.