The market currently sees an 80 percent chance of another interest rate rise in March.

The Fed will raise the rate in March and May. That should be supportive for the dollar.

The Fed seems still concerned about the risk of inflation.

It depends on how well the BOJ explains it to the markets.

With the domestic economy getting back onto a normal footing, individuals are becoming less afraid of risk.

Better-than-expected numbers this week will surely be euro positive. It will help investors understand that the state of the European economy is improving.

The economy is getting better, so Japan is putting more of its money overseas again.

The data should give investors a positive outlook for the U.S. economy. That’s dollar supportive for sure.

With consumer spending remaining strong on the back of rising income levels and improvements in the employment climate, conditions would appear to be right to begin passing on price rises to the end consumer sooner...

The dollar inherited its strength from last week after a rise in the US employment report reassured market expectations of an interest rate rise in May.

Investors think hurricanes had a very limited impact on U.S. corporate sectors and U.S. yields continue to look very healthy. That’s going to keep supporting the dollar.

Today’s movement is a reaction to news about geopolitical risks.

Prospects are still bright for the dollar.

Sentiment (for the dollar) remains mixed.

The board members are likely to take an upbeat view on the economy when the interim review of their October semi-annual outlook report is released later today.

The improvement in jobs and wages means we can expect spending to be pretty good this year. Consumer spending will be reliable source of growth that will support the economy.