Dollar Scales 10-month Top as Rate Jitters Persist

Dollar Scales 10-month Top as Rate Jitters Persist
Japanese yen and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen with a currency exchange rate graph in this illustration picture taken on June 16, 2022. Florence Lo/Illustration/Reuters
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SINGAPORE—The dollar rose to a 10-month high against its major peers on Wednesday, toppling the euro and sterling to 6-month lows and pushing the yen deeper into intervention territory, as the prospect of higher-for-longer U.S. rates gripped markets.

U.S. Treasuries stabilized after a heavy selloff in recent days, though yields remained elevated and kept the greenback solidly bid.