Dollar edges back from 18-month high after FOMC minutes ↧ ↧ Dollar edges back from 18-month high after FOMC minutes The dollar held near its strongest level in a year-and-a-half in subdued trading at the start of the Asian session on ​Thursday, after hawkish minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee signaled policymakers ‌at the US central bank viewed inflation as the biggest risk to their outlook.