Investing.com – The U.S. dollar was mixed against its major counterparts on Monday, while expectations that the European Central Bank will continue to raise interest rates this year supported the euro.
During European afternoon trade, the greenback was up against the euro, with EUR/USD shedding 0.29% to hit 1.4441.
The greenback was also higher against the pound, with GBP/USD sliding 0.19% to hit 1.6349.
Elsewhere, the greenback was lower against the yen but slightly higher against the Swiss franc with USD/JPY dipping 0.05% to hit 84.69 and USD/CHF rising 0.24% to hit 0.9085.
Earlier Monday, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Japan, triggering a small tsunami warning.
Meanwhile, the greenback was slightly higher against its Canadian and Australian counterparts but lower against its New Zealand cousin, with USD/CAD edging up 0.12% to hit 0.9566, AUD/USD slipping 0.19% to hit 1.0545 and NZD/USD rising 0.08% to hit 0.7832.
Earlier in the day, a report compiled by Business New Zealand showed that confidence among New Zealand businesses rebounded strongly in April on the back of a better assessment of the economy.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was up 0.19%.
Later in the day, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans was to speak, while Federal Reserve Governor Janet Yellen was to speak at an event in New York.
During European afternoon trade, the greenback was up against the euro, with EUR/USD shedding 0.29% to hit 1.4441.
The greenback was also higher against the pound, with GBP/USD sliding 0.19% to hit 1.6349.
Elsewhere, the greenback was lower against the yen but slightly higher against the Swiss franc with USD/JPY dipping 0.05% to hit 84.69 and USD/CHF rising 0.24% to hit 0.9085.
Earlier Monday, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Japan, triggering a small tsunami warning.
Meanwhile, the greenback was slightly higher against its Canadian and Australian counterparts but lower against its New Zealand cousin, with USD/CAD edging up 0.12% to hit 0.9566, AUD/USD slipping 0.19% to hit 1.0545 and NZD/USD rising 0.08% to hit 0.7832.
Earlier in the day, a report compiled by Business New Zealand showed that confidence among New Zealand businesses rebounded strongly in April on the back of a better assessment of the economy.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was up 0.19%.
Later in the day, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans was to speak, while Federal Reserve Governor Janet Yellen was to speak at an event in New York.