[1/2] U.S. Dollar and Euro banknotes are seen in this illustration taken July 17, 2022. In afternoon trading, the dollar rose 0.8% against the struggling yen to 148.62 yen . For the month of October, the dollar was up 2.7%, on track to post its third monthly gain versus the Japanese currency. Generally, the dollar is somewhere in the bend - trying to establish a high, but has not generally done so. The greenback, however, was on pace for a monthly decline of 0.5% in October, based on the dollar index.

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