Investing.com – The U.S. dollar was mixed against the other major currencies on Tuesday, ahead of the release of the minutes of the most recent meeting of Federal Reserve policy makers.
During European afternoon trade, the greenback was up against the euro, with EUR/USD falling 0.29% to hit 1.3836.
The greenback was also up against the pound, with GBP/USD sliding 0.24% to hit 1.5843. Earlier in the day, official data showed that U.K. consumer price inflation rose in line with expectations in September.
But the dollar was down against the Swiss franc and the yen, with USD/CHF shedding 0.36% to hit 0.9614 and USD/JPY falling 0.18% to hit 81.91.
Earlier Tuesday, Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said his government “will watch currencies with great interest and will take bold action, which includes intervention, if needed”.
Meanwhile, the greenback was up against its Canadian and Australian counterparts, but down against the New Zealand dollar, with USD/CAD gaining 0.02% to hit 1.0143, AUD/USD falling 0.14% to hit 0.9825 and NZD/USD rising 0.28% to hit 0.7539.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was up 0.20%.
Later in the day, the Fed was to publish the minutes of its September 21 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee.
During European afternoon trade, the greenback was up against the euro, with EUR/USD falling 0.29% to hit 1.3836.
The greenback was also up against the pound, with GBP/USD sliding 0.24% to hit 1.5843. Earlier in the day, official data showed that U.K. consumer price inflation rose in line with expectations in September.
But the dollar was down against the Swiss franc and the yen, with USD/CHF shedding 0.36% to hit 0.9614 and USD/JPY falling 0.18% to hit 81.91.
Earlier Tuesday, Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said his government “will watch currencies with great interest and will take bold action, which includes intervention, if needed”.
Meanwhile, the greenback was up against its Canadian and Australian counterparts, but down against the New Zealand dollar, with USD/CAD gaining 0.02% to hit 1.0143, AUD/USD falling 0.14% to hit 0.9825 and NZD/USD rising 0.28% to hit 0.7539.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was up 0.20%.
Later in the day, the Fed was to publish the minutes of its September 21 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee.