XE Market Analysis: North America – Sep 15, 2017

The dollar traded mostly softer, although gained against the yen, and fell sharply in the case against sterling, which rallied strongly following hawkish remarks by a reputationally dovish BoE MPC member. USD-JPY logged a two-month high at 111.32, despite news that North Korea had launched another missile over Japan, achieving a range that would reach Guam. Markets were also non too perturbed by news of a terrorist attack on a train in west London, with reports suggesting it was a relatively small scale incendiary device.