* Dollar index pulls back from Friday's 2-week high
* Pares gains made after stronger than expected U.S. CPI data
* Focus on BOJ, Fed meetings on Sept 20-21 (Updates prices, adds comments)
By Masayuki Kitano
SINGAPORE, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The dollar edged lower on Monday, paring some of the gains made in the wake of strong U.S. inflation data that bolstered bets the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this year.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback's value against a basket of six major currencies, fell 0.2 percent to 95.888. On Friday, it touched 96.108, its strongest level since Sept. 1.
U.S. consumer prices rose more than expected in August, data on Friday showed, pointing to a steady build-up of inflation that could allow the Fed to raise interest rates this year.
U.S. short-term interest rate futures are now implying a 55 percent chance of the Fed raising interest rates by December, compared to around 47 percent before the CPI data, according to CME Group's FedWatch Tool.
The implied probability of the Fed raising interest rates at its policy meeting this week remains low, at 12 percent.
It remains to be seen whether the U.S. central bank will manage to raise interest rates by December without triggering a bout of dollar strength, said Teppei Ino, an analyst for Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ in Singapore.
"That will test its (the Fed's) skill and will hinge on how they communicate," Ino said.
A rise in the dollar can increase disinflationary pressures on the U.S. economy, a point touched upon recently by a Fed policymaker.
Fed Governor Lael Brainard had said last Monday that low interest rate policies across advanced economies could make the United States more vulnerable to spikes in the value of the dollar, which could put downward pressure on inflation.
The euro edged up 0.1 percent to $1.1166, having touched a low of $1.1149 earlier on Monday, its lowest level since Sept. 6.
The dollar eased 0.2 percent against the yen to 102.02 in holiday-thinned trading, as Japanese markets were closed for a public holiday.
All eyes this week will be on the policy meetings by the Fed and Bank of Japan on Sept. 20-21.
The BOJ is due to conduct a comprehensive review of its current policy framework that combines negative interest rates with a massive asset-buying programme.
Unless the BOJ surprises by adopting some form of radical policy easing, the yen will probably strengthen after its meeting, said Satoshi Okagawa, senior global markets analyst for Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in Singapore.
"Unless they were to say that they will buy foreign bonds or something like that, the yen will probably rise," Okagawa said.