LONDON—The dollar resumed its relentless rise on Thursday, charting new 24-year highs against the yen and pinning the euro close to parity, as investors bet on the Federal Reserve ratcheting up interest rates to combat soaring inflation.
Global economic turmoil has put a rocket under the safe haven dollar, pushing the dollar index that tracks the greenback against six counterparts up more than 13 percent this year. It was last up 0.3 percent on the day at 108.580.
The dollar strengthened more than 1 percent against the yen, pushing it above 139 yen per dollar for the first time since 1998. It was last up 1.1 percent at 138.92 yen….