Investing.com – The U.S. dollar was mixed against its major rivals on Thursday, amid a sense that expectations for further improvement in U.S. labor conditions were already priced in to markets after Wednesday’s surprise ADP payrolls increase.
During European morning trade, the greenback was up against the euro, with EUR/USD sliding 0.15% to hit 1.3127.
Wednesday’s ADP report showed a record 297,000 private-sector jobs were created in the U.S. in December, much stronger than the 100,000 consensus forecast.
But the greenback was down against the pound with GBP/USD climbing 0.28% to hit 1.5557.
Elsewhere, the greenback was down against the yen but up against the Swiss franc, with USD/JPY shedding 0.36% to hit 82.91 and USD/CHF edging up 0.04% to hit 0.9663.
Earlier in the day, official data showed that Swiss consumer price inflation was unexpectedly flat in December.
Meanwhile, the greenback was down against its Canadian and New Zealand counterparts but up against its Australian cousin, with USD/CAD losing 0.17% to hit 0.9937, NZD/USD rising 0.21% to hit 0.7585 and AUD/USD sliding 0.03% to hit 0.9992.
Earlier Thursday, official data showed that Australian home-building approvals fell in November, for the third time in four months.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was down 0.03%.
Later in the day, the U.S. was to publish official data on initial jobless claims.
During European morning trade, the greenback was up against the euro, with EUR/USD sliding 0.15% to hit 1.3127.
Wednesday’s ADP report showed a record 297,000 private-sector jobs were created in the U.S. in December, much stronger than the 100,000 consensus forecast.
But the greenback was down against the pound with GBP/USD climbing 0.28% to hit 1.5557.
Elsewhere, the greenback was down against the yen but up against the Swiss franc, with USD/JPY shedding 0.36% to hit 82.91 and USD/CHF edging up 0.04% to hit 0.9663.
Earlier in the day, official data showed that Swiss consumer price inflation was unexpectedly flat in December.
Meanwhile, the greenback was down against its Canadian and New Zealand counterparts but up against its Australian cousin, with USD/CAD losing 0.17% to hit 0.9937, NZD/USD rising 0.21% to hit 0.7585 and AUD/USD sliding 0.03% to hit 0.9992.
Earlier Thursday, official data showed that Australian home-building approvals fell in November, for the third time in four months.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was down 0.03%.
Later in the day, the U.S. was to publish official data on initial jobless claims.