The U.S. dollar rose against most other major currencies during early European trade on Wednesday, ahead of the release of key data on claims for unemployment benefits and non-farm productivity.
The greenback was up against the euro, with EUR/USD slipping 0.28% to hit 1.3854. It was also up against the pound and the Swiss franc, with GBP/USD shedding 0.33% to hit 1.5841 and USD/CHF gaining 0.13% to reach 1.0609.
The U.S. dollar also rose against its Australian, Canadian and Kiwi counterparts: AUD/USD shed 0.3% to hit 0.8804, USD/CAD gained 0.14% to hit 1.0640 and NZD/USD dropped 0.98% to reach 0.6959.
But the dollar fell against the yen, with USD/JPY slipping 0.25% to hit 90.75.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was up 0.24%.
Later Thursday, the U.S. Department of Labor was set to publish its weekly Initial Jobless Claims report, an important indicator of overall economic health, and a quarterly report on non-farm productivity.