FOREX-Dollar steady near 10-month high, keeps heat on yen

The dollar clung close to a 10-month high against a basket of its peers on Thursday, keeping the yen near a key intervention zone as investors size up upbeat U.S. economic data and fresh comments from Federal Reserve officials. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari was one among several Fed voices to caution markets on the possibility of more hikes, saying on Wednesday that ample evidence of ongoing economic strength meant that more tightening might be in the pipeline. Fed Chair Jerome Powell is scheduled to speak later on Thursday, which could give markets further clues on the path of U.S. monetary policy.