U.S. dollar gains after Fed minutes, housing construction data
NEW YORK, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar gained on Wednesday, as the latest minutes showed that most Federal Reserve officials still regarded high inflation as an ongoing threat, and they could require further interest rate increases.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, was up 0.22 percent to 103.4350 in late trading.
The Fed on Wednesday released the minutes of th