Investing.com – The U.S dollar was mixed against other major currencies on Wednesday, following a disappointing report on German consumer sentiment and ahead of a key report on the U.S. housing sector.
The greenback was up against the euro, with EUR/USD falling 0.05% to hit 1.2339 after a report by the Gfk market research group showed that that German consumer sentiment had dropped further than expected.
Gfk said its latest consumer climate indicator forecasted a value of 3.5 points for June 2010, following a value of 3.7 points in May, whose figure was revised down from 3.8. Economists had expected the figure to drop to 3.7.
The report also said that Germans were fearful that the EU-IMF bailout for Greece would damage Germany’s economic recovery.
Meanwhile, the dollar rose against Sterling and the yen, with GBP/USD dropping 0.03% to reach 1.4404 and USD/JPY gaining 0.04% to reach 90.28. Sterling’s losses against the dollar came after the new British coalition government unveiled measures on Tuesday to reduce Britain’s record budget deficit, currently in excess of 12% of GDP.
But the greenback was down against the loonie and the Swissy: USD/CAD fell 0.04% to hit 1.0672 and USD/CHF slid 0.19% to reach 1.1548.
The greenback was also down against its Australian and New Zealand counterparts, with AUD/USD advancing 0.42% to hit 0.8312, and NZD/USD rising 0.17% to reach 0.6714.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was flat.
Also on Wednesday, the U.S. was due to publish key data on durable goods orders, a leading indicator of production. The country was also set to release a report on new home sales.
The greenback was up against the euro, with EUR/USD falling 0.05% to hit 1.2339 after a report by the Gfk market research group showed that that German consumer sentiment had dropped further than expected.
Gfk said its latest consumer climate indicator forecasted a value of 3.5 points for June 2010, following a value of 3.7 points in May, whose figure was revised down from 3.8. Economists had expected the figure to drop to 3.7.
The report also said that Germans were fearful that the EU-IMF bailout for Greece would damage Germany’s economic recovery.
Meanwhile, the dollar rose against Sterling and the yen, with GBP/USD dropping 0.03% to reach 1.4404 and USD/JPY gaining 0.04% to reach 90.28. Sterling’s losses against the dollar came after the new British coalition government unveiled measures on Tuesday to reduce Britain’s record budget deficit, currently in excess of 12% of GDP.
But the greenback was down against the loonie and the Swissy: USD/CAD fell 0.04% to hit 1.0672 and USD/CHF slid 0.19% to reach 1.1548.
The greenback was also down against its Australian and New Zealand counterparts, with AUD/USD advancing 0.42% to hit 0.8312, and NZD/USD rising 0.17% to reach 0.6714.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was flat.
Also on Wednesday, the U.S. was due to publish key data on durable goods orders, a leading indicator of production. The country was also set to release a report on new home sales.