Sydney — The dollar shuddered to its lows for the year on Thursday as a drumbeat of hawkish comments from major central banks signalled the era of easy money might be coming to an end for more than just the US. Support for the dollar eroded as investors realised the US Federal Reserve might not be the only game in town when it came to higher interest rates. In Britain, Bank of England (BoE) governor Mark Carney surprised many by conceding an increase was likely to be needed as the economy came closer to running at full capacity. The Bank of Canada went further, with two top policy makers suggesting they might tighten as early as July. That followed comments earlier in the week from European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi that stimulus might need to be toned down so it did not become more accommodative as the economy recovered. ECB sources tried to hose down the talk but could not stop the euro hitting a one-year high against the US dollar. "If we want to know what the ECB...
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