Dollar Heading for 1st Monthly Gain Since September

Dollar Heading for 1st Monthly Gain Since September
A trader counts U.S. dollar banknotes at a currency exchange booth in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Sept. 15, 2021. Fayaz Aziz/Reuters
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SINGAPORE/LONDON—The U.S. dollar steadied on Tuesday, having lost ground a day earlier, climbing particularly against the Japanese yen, and on track for its first monthly gain since September.

The greenback’s rally gathered momentum in recent weeks as upbeat economic data led to mounting expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will have to raise interest rates more than initially expected.