By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar started Monday on the front foot, with a reading on U.S. inflation and the Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting for the year likely to set the tone for the week, while rising deflationary pressure in China leant on the yuan. The greenback pushed back above 145 yen and last bought 145.12 yen, reversing some of its steep fall against the Japanese currency late last week, as bets grew that the Bank of Japan’s ultra-low interest rates policy may be nearing an end. Sterling dipped 0.02% to $1.2545 and was huddled near Friday’s two-week low of $1.2504. Da…