Investing.com - The dollar slipped lower against the euro and the yen on Friday, as investors continued to focus on the oil market and awaited the release of a string of U.S. economic reports due later in the day.
EUR/USD rose 0.31% to 1.1052.
The greenback strengthened after the U.S. Commerce Department said that total durable goods orders rose by 4.9% last month, blowing past forecasts for a rise of 2.5%.
Core durable goods orders, which exclude volatile transportation items, increased by 1.8% in January, easily surpassing expectations for a gain of 0.2%.
Market participants were eyeing the release of U.S. economic growth, personal spending and consumer sentiment data, due later Friday, for further indications on the strength of the economy.
USD/JPY slipped 0.21% to trade at 112.75.
Oil prices rose back above $33 a barrel overnight, following reports Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Venezuela and Russia will meet in March to discuss capping crude oil production.
The rise in prices did not last however, as concerns over a global supply glut persisted.
Separately, data on Friday showed that Tokyo’s consumer price index rose at an annual rate of 0.1% in February, compared to expectations for a 0.3% fall and after a 0.3% slip the previous month.
Tokyo’s core CPI, which excludes fresh food, ticked down 0.1% this month, confounding expectations for a 0.2% fall and after a 0.1% decline in January.
The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, was down 0.22% at 97.23, the lowest since February 22.