Dollar at 14 years peak after the Fed's decision to raise the rate

The dollar reached 14 years peak to a basket of major currency rivals on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve has increased the number of expected rate increases in 2017, reviving lasted for a month rally and hitting the currencies of emerging markets.
The US Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate by a quarter point and indicated to accelerate the increase in the cost of borrowed funds in 2017 after promises of President-elect Donald Trump to spur economic growth with tax cuts, increased spending and deregulation.
The range of federal funds rate has been raised to 0,50-0,75 percent as expected by financial markets, however, the signals that the Fed could raise rates three times in 2017, instead of two, as expected in September, seems to have caught them by surprise.
By 5.53 GMT the dollar index to continued rally and rose by 0.57 percent to 102.32. It touched the mark of 102.620, the highest since January 2003. Euro fell by 0.3 percent to $ 1.0503 after falling to a minimum of 21 months to $ 1.0468.
Dollar on Thursday struck a 10-month high against the Japanese yen, reaching 117.860 yen, rising by 0.3 percent to 117.50.