HONG KONG: The dollar extended gains Friday on expectations the Federal Reserve (Fed) will press ahead with its program of bumper interest rate hikes for the rest of the year.

Traders were girding for another possible intervention by Tokyo after the yen sank past 150 per dollar, while sterling remained under pressure owing to uncertainty in Westminster after Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned after just six weeks in office.

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