The dollar held firm on Friday after the U.S. Federal Reserve's hawkish wing called for tapering bond purchases as investors looked to a highly-anticipated speech by Fed Chair Jerome Powell later in the day. The dollar index stood at 93.032, bouncing back from Thursday's low of 92.807 as the euro traded at US$1.1755, having eased from the previous day's high of US$1.1779.The common currency was not helped by a survey showing German consumer sentiment darkened heading into September due to accelerating inflation and rising COVID-19 cases. Sterling also dropped to US$1.3703. Against the yen, the dollar stood little ... (full story)