Dollar climbs to 13-month peak, bitcoin eyes US$100,000

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FILE PHOTO: Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin and U.S. dollar are seen in this illustration, August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

TOKYO: The U.S. dollar edged up to a fresh 13-month high on Friday, with little to stop the greenback's momentum as investors assessed the outlook for the Federal Reserve's interest rate path, while bitcoin hit a record high and neared the $100,000 level.

The dollar index edged up 0.08% to 107.15 after touching its highest level since Oct. 4, 2023 at 107.18, with little data this week to dent its strength.

"It's just trying now to find what the catalysts are ... (and) it's obviously going to be does the Fed cut or not again" in December, said Tony Sycamore, market analyst at IG.

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