Investing.com – The U.S. dollar remained broadly against its major counterparts on Thursday, after some weaker-than-expected U.S. data and a magnitude 6.1 aftershock close to Tokyo dented risk appetite.
During U.S. morning trade, the greenback was down against the euro, with EUR/USD rising 0.29% to hit 1.4564.
Earlier in the day, the Ifo Institute said it’s business climate index for Germany slipped to 110.4 in April from a reading of 111.1 in March. The decline was in line with expectations.
The greenback was also lower against the pound, with GBP/USD rallying 0.92% to hit 1.6563.
Earlier Thursday, official data showed that U.K. retail sales rose unexpectedly in March, while public sector borrowing for the fiscal year ending in March came in below the government's target.
Elsewhere, the greenback was down against the yen and the Swiss franc with USD/JPY tumbling 0.99% to hit 81.73 and USD/CHF dropping 0.69% to hit 0.8819.
In addition, the greenback was lower against its Canadian, Australian and New Zealand cousins, with USD/CAD shedding 0.61% to hit 0.9508, AUD/USD climbing 0.27% to hit 1.0743 and NZD/USD rising 0.35% to hit 0.8006.
Earlier in the day, official data showed that Canadian retail sales rose less-than-expected in February.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was down 0.50%.
Earlier Thursday, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said its index of manufacturing activity slumped to a five-month low in April.
A separate report said that the said the number of people in the U.S. filing initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell less-than-expected last week.
During U.S. morning trade, the greenback was down against the euro, with EUR/USD rising 0.29% to hit 1.4564.
Earlier in the day, the Ifo Institute said it’s business climate index for Germany slipped to 110.4 in April from a reading of 111.1 in March. The decline was in line with expectations.
The greenback was also lower against the pound, with GBP/USD rallying 0.92% to hit 1.6563.
Earlier Thursday, official data showed that U.K. retail sales rose unexpectedly in March, while public sector borrowing for the fiscal year ending in March came in below the government's target.
Elsewhere, the greenback was down against the yen and the Swiss franc with USD/JPY tumbling 0.99% to hit 81.73 and USD/CHF dropping 0.69% to hit 0.8819.
In addition, the greenback was lower against its Canadian, Australian and New Zealand cousins, with USD/CAD shedding 0.61% to hit 0.9508, AUD/USD climbing 0.27% to hit 1.0743 and NZD/USD rising 0.35% to hit 0.8006.
Earlier in the day, official data showed that Canadian retail sales rose less-than-expected in February.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was down 0.50%.
Earlier Thursday, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said its index of manufacturing activity slumped to a five-month low in April.
A separate report said that the said the number of people in the U.S. filing initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell less-than-expected last week.