Singapore, October 08 (QNA) - The dollar held near an 18-month high in subdued Asian trading on Thursday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest meeting pointed to a hawkish tilt, with policymakers identifying inflation as the biggest risk to their outlook.
The dollar index, which tracks the US currency against a basket of six major currencies, was steady at 102.23 after gaining 0.3% on Wednesday.
Against the yen, the dollar slipped 0.2% to 157.815 yen after data released Thursday showed Japan's current account surplus reached 4.062 trillion yen ($25.7 billion) in August.
The Australian and New Zealand dollars were little changed at $0.6960 and $0.5600, respectively, while the euro was steady at $1.1201 and sterling was flat at $1.3215. (QNA)