U.S. dollar firms as Powell leans hawkish

NEW YORK, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar gained in late trading on Thursday, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Fed policymakers are not confident that interest rates are yet high enough to finish the battle against inflation.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, rose 0.30 percent to 105.9062 in late trading.

Powell turned hawkish on Thursday, and comment