Investing.com – The U.S. dollar was down against all of the other major currencies on Thursday, ahead of the release of key weekly U.S. employment data.
During European early afternoon trade, the greenback was down against the euro, with EUR/USD rising 0.58% to hit 1.3848. Earlier Thursday, the euro zone CB economic-sentiment index rose to 104.1 in October, up from 103.2 in September.
The greenback was also down against the pound, with GBP/USD surging 0.69% to hit 1.5879. Earlier in the day, industry data showed that U.K. retail sales fell more-than-expected in October.
Elsewhere, the greenback was down against the yen and the Swiss franc, with USD/JPY shedding 0.59% to hit 81.27 and USD/CHF falling 0.38% to hit 0.9866.
Earlier Thursday, the Bank of Japan kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged, in line with expectations. Meanwhile, official data showed that Japanese retail sales rose significantly less-than-expected in September, rising at the slowest pace this year.
The greenback was also up against its Canadian, Australian and New Zealand counterparts, with USD/CAD dropping 0.20% to hit 1.0257, AUD/USD advancing 0.60% to hit 0.9778 and NZD/USD surging 0.71% to hit 0.7504.
Earlier in the day, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged, in line with expectations.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was down 0.56%.
Later in the day, the U.S. was to release key weekly data on initial jobless claims.
During European early afternoon trade, the greenback was down against the euro, with EUR/USD rising 0.58% to hit 1.3848. Earlier Thursday, the euro zone CB economic-sentiment index rose to 104.1 in October, up from 103.2 in September.
The greenback was also down against the pound, with GBP/USD surging 0.69% to hit 1.5879. Earlier in the day, industry data showed that U.K. retail sales fell more-than-expected in October.
Elsewhere, the greenback was down against the yen and the Swiss franc, with USD/JPY shedding 0.59% to hit 81.27 and USD/CHF falling 0.38% to hit 0.9866.
Earlier Thursday, the Bank of Japan kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged, in line with expectations. Meanwhile, official data showed that Japanese retail sales rose significantly less-than-expected in September, rising at the slowest pace this year.
The greenback was also up against its Canadian, Australian and New Zealand counterparts, with USD/CAD dropping 0.20% to hit 1.0257, AUD/USD advancing 0.60% to hit 0.9778 and NZD/USD surging 0.71% to hit 0.7504.
Earlier in the day, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged, in line with expectations.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was down 0.56%.
Later in the day, the U.S. was to release key weekly data on initial jobless claims.