Dollar Mired Near 2-month Low After Jobs Jolt; RBNZ Boosts Kiwi

Dollar Mired Near 2-month Low After Jobs Jolt; RBNZ Boosts Kiwi
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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LONDON—The dollar wallowed near two-month lows on Wednesday after weak data supported the view that the Federal Reserve may not need to raise rates much further, while the New Zealand dollar hit two-month highs after a larger-than expected rate hike.

With the all-important U.S. monthly employment report just two days away, activity across the market was a little more subdued than it has been in recent weeks.