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Dollar Hits 13-Year High Against Yen

May increase in nonfarm payrolls of 280,000 further strengthens U.S. dollar and increases odds of September rate hike.

By Lananh Nguyen, Bloomberg | Updated on June 05, 2015

The dollar surged to a 13-year high against the yen as a report showed U.S. payrolls climbed in May, boosting the case for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this year.

The U.S. currency gained against most of its major peers after the jobs gain exceeded forecasts and worker pay gains accelerated. The Fed is likely to tighten monetary policy this year if the labor market improves further, William C. Dudley, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said in a speech in Minneapolis. Futures prices showed a better-than-50-percent chance the central bank will increase rates by its September meeting, according to Bloomberg data.

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