The dollar hit a 19-month high.
Inflation data in the US for October and tough statements by Fed representatives increase expectations for interest rate hikes in December and early next year. The dollar/yen pair has fluctuated between gains and losses since hitting a more than two-month high earlier on Thursday. Bank of Japan Asada warns that early interest rate hikes could hurt economic growth and slow core inflation with Fed rate hike expectations; Yen is changing.