The dollar index was a touch higher at 96.99 in early Asian trade now trading at 96.44, managing to recover from an overnight low of 96.55 and the New York close of 96.97 as markets came to terms with the Fed's outlook.
Australian dollar , which fell 1% overnight to its lowest level since Nov.1. The Aussie dollar was last fetching $0.7108.
YEN weakened by 0.09% against the dollar, changing hands at 112.28, having gained for four days in a row. The focus for yen traders will be on the Bank of Japan's rates decision later in the day, though policy makers are widely seen maintaining their ultra-loose monetary settings.
EURUSD gained 0.1% to $1.1385. The single currency was supported by news Italy had struck a deal with the European Commission over its contested 2019 budget.
NZDUSD was steady after losing 1.2% overnight, and falling briefly on weak economic data. It was last at $0.6775.
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) set the yuan reference rate at 6.8936 vs the previous day's fix of 6.8869.
Gold charted a bearish outside-day yesterday on hawkish Fed rate hike. A bearish reversal would be confirmed if prices close today below $1,241.
WTI turns down once more after very brief recovery. Short-lived bullish bounce strongly implies a lack of market volumes.
Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields fell as low as 2.75 percent, the lowest since April 4.
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