The dollar hit a 19-month high.
Inflation data in the US for October and tough statements by Fed officials encourage expectations for interest rate hikes in December and early next year. The dollar/yen pair fluctuated between gains and losses after reaching a more than two-month high earlier on Thursday. The Bank of Japan Asada warns that an early interest rate hike could harm economic growth and slow down core inflation against the backdrop of increased expectations for a Fed rate hike; The yen is changing.