By Karen Brettell
NEW YORK, May 3 (Reuters) - The dollar dropped after the
Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter
of a percentage point and signaled it may pause further
increases.
The pause would give officials time to assess the fallout
from recent bank failures, wait on the resolution of a political
standoff over the U.S. debt ceiling, and monitor the course of
inflation.
The dollar index fell to a session low of 101.05 and
the euro hit a session high of $1.10925. The dollar
also fell to 134.82 against the Japanese yen .
(Reporting by Karen Brettell; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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