Investing.com - The dollar rose to fresh one-month highs against the other major currencies on Friday, after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen left the door open for a rate hike later this year and as investors eyed upcoming U.S. economic growth data.
The dollar was higher against the yen, with USD/JPY up 0.76% at 120.98.
In a speech late Thursday, Fed Chair Janet Yellen said she expected the central bank to begin raising rates later in 2015, as long as inflation remained stable and the U.S. economy was strong enough to boost employment.
Investors were looking ahead to final reports on U.S. second quarter growth and consumer sentiment, due later in the day, for further indications on the strength of the economy.
Earlier Friday, official data showed that Tokyo's consumer price index fell at an annualized rate of 0.1% in September, compared to expectations for a 0.2% downtick.
Tokyo's core CPI, which excludes fresh food, fell at an annual rate of 0.2% this month, in line with expectations.
EUR/USD dropped 0.75% to 1.1146, moving closer to Wednesday's two-and-a-half week lows of 1.1102.
Elsewhere, the dollar was steady against the pound, with GBP/USD at 1.5230, close to Thursday's three-week low of 1.5197, and was higher against the Swiss franc, with USD/CHF advancing 0.74% to 0.9826.
The Australian and New Zealand dollars were weaker, with AUD/USD shedding 0.28% to 0.7005 and with NZD/USD sliding 0.51% to 0.6319.
Meanwhile, USD/CAD rose 0.24% to trade at 1.3337, not far from the previous session's six-year peak of 1.3417.
The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, was up 0.61% at fresh one-month highs of 96.69.