FOREX-Dollar stands tall on Fed's show of economic confidence

The dollar stayed on the front foot on Thursday, hovering near 3-1/2 week highs against a basket of currencies after the Federal Reserve surprised markets with a more hawkish policy tone and signaled its confidence in the U.S. The Fed released a statement that underscored the improving U.S. While the central bank said interest rates would remain low for a "considerable time," the Fed's statement ...