The U.S. dollar fell to its lowest in more than a week on Wednesday as investor nerves about a global trade war abated, while the Japanese yen rallied on the back of strong wage data. The dollar index,

The yen hit a two-month high in the upper 151 range against the U.S. dollar Thursday in Tokyo, as speculation grows that the Bank of Japan could further raise interest rates sooner than expected. The yen's appreciation came after BOJ policy board member Naoki Tamura said the bank should hike its policy rate to at least 1 percent by the latter half