Dollar buying continued during London trading hours, with USD/JPY briefly reaching a new high of 157.97. EUR/USD and GBP/USD fell to 1.1405 and 1.3274, respectively, setting new lows. The US 10-year Treasury yield rose above the previous day's New York close to around 4.98%.
Dollar buying continued into the London lunchtime session, with USD/JPY reaching a new high for the day at 157.97.
EUR/USD and GBP/USD were reported to have set new lows at 1.1405 and 1.3274, respectively. The US 10-year Treasury yield rose above the previous day's New York close to around 4.98%.
Against this backdrop, reports indicated that major currency pairs were maintaining the dollar-buying trend.