SINGAPORE: The dollar found broad support on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates, as expected, but offered mixed signals about future easing, while weak employment figures hit the Australian currency.
The greenback gained against major currencies except for the Japanese yen, which posted its sharpest daily rise in almost a month on some safe-haven buying. The Bank of Japan also met expectations by holding off on deeper monetary easing.
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