The yen climbed to an eight-week top versus the U.S. dollar on Thursday after a Bank of Japan policy board member advocated continued interest-rate hikes. The dollar hovered near the lowest level since the start of last week against a basket of peers that includes the yen,

The U.S. dollar slumped to an eight-week low against the yen and hovered near a one-month low versus the British pound as trade war fears eased. Investors are reassessing the Federal Reserves rate outlook while the Bank

The dollar index - which measures the U.S. currency against the euro, sterling, yen and three other major peers - stood at 107.57, not far from its overnight low of 107.29. The in