Investing.com – The U.S. dollar was mixed against the other major currencies on Tuesday, ahead of the release of U.S. data on the housing sector and a meeting of Federal Reserve policy makers.
During European morning trade, the greenback was down against the euro, with EUR/USD gaining 0.50% to hit 1.3129.
The greenback was also down against the yen and the Swiss franc, with USD/JPY shedding 0.37% to hit 85.37 and USD/CHF falling 0.22% to hit 1.0026.
Earlier in the day, official data showed that Switzerland's trade balance contracted more-than-expected in August.
But the greenback was up against the pound, with GBP/USD shedding 0.07% to hit 1.5535.
Earlier Tuesday, official data showed that U.K. public sector borrowing rose more-than-expected in August.
Meanwhile, the greenback was also up against its Canadian, Australian and New Zealand counterparts, with USD/CAD gaining 0.23% to hit 1.0306, AUD/USD slipping 0.10% to hit 0.9463 and NZD/USD shedding 0.36% to hit 0.7280.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was down 0.39%.
Later in the day, the U.S. was to release official data on building permits and housing starts, while the Federal Reserve was to announce its benchmark interest rate.
During European morning trade, the greenback was down against the euro, with EUR/USD gaining 0.50% to hit 1.3129.
The greenback was also down against the yen and the Swiss franc, with USD/JPY shedding 0.37% to hit 85.37 and USD/CHF falling 0.22% to hit 1.0026.
Earlier in the day, official data showed that Switzerland's trade balance contracted more-than-expected in August.
But the greenback was up against the pound, with GBP/USD shedding 0.07% to hit 1.5535.
Earlier Tuesday, official data showed that U.K. public sector borrowing rose more-than-expected in August.
Meanwhile, the greenback was also up against its Canadian, Australian and New Zealand counterparts, with USD/CAD gaining 0.23% to hit 1.0306, AUD/USD slipping 0.10% to hit 0.9463 and NZD/USD shedding 0.36% to hit 0.7280.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was down 0.39%.
Later in the day, the U.S. was to release official data on building permits and housing starts, while the Federal Reserve was to announce its benchmark interest rate.