Euro Drops After ECB Comments; Dollar Hits Fresh 25-month High

Euro Drops After ECB Comments; Dollar Hits Fresh 25-month High
U.S. dollar and Euro banknotes are photographed in Frankfurt, Germany, in this illustration picture taken on May 7, 2017. Kai Pfaffenbach/Illustration/Reuters
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The euro edged lower on Friday after European Central Bank officials sent mixed policy signals, while expectations of a 50 basis point rate hike from the Federal Reserve supported the U.S. dollar which briefly hit a new 25-month high.

ECB President Christine Lagarde struck a dovish tone by saying the central bank might need to cut its growth outlook a day after ECB dove Luis de Guindos joined some policymakers in calling for an early end of the bank’s asset buying scheme coupled with a rate rise in July.