Investing.com – The U.S. dollar was mixed against its major counterparts on Monday, as the safe haven yen gained on reports of another strong earthquake hitting Japan, while expectations for further euro zone rate hikes this year supported the single currency.
During European morning trade, the greenback was up against the euro, with EUR/USD sliding 0.14% to hit 1.4463.
The greenback was also higher against the pound, with GBP/USD shedding 0.22% to hit 1.6345.
Elsewhere, the greenback was lower against the yen but slightly higher against the Swiss franc with USD/JPY shedding 0.17% to hit 84.67 and USD/CHF rising 0.22% to hit 0.9083.
Earlier Monday, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Japan, triggering a tsunami warning.
Meanwhile, the greenback was fractionally higher against its Canadian and Australian counterparts but lower against its New Zealand cousin, with USD/CAD easing up 0.02% to hit 0.9555, AUD/USD dipping 0.05% to hit 1.0561 and NZD/USD edging up 0.06% 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 0.12%.
Later in the day, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans was to speak in Tokyo. Also Monday, Federal Reserve Governor Janet Yellen was to speak.
During European morning trade, the greenback was up against the euro, with EUR/USD sliding 0.14% to hit 1.4463.
The greenback was also higher against the pound, with GBP/USD shedding 0.22% to hit 1.6345.
Elsewhere, the greenback was lower against the yen but slightly higher against the Swiss franc with USD/JPY shedding 0.17% to hit 84.67 and USD/CHF rising 0.22% to hit 0.9083.
Earlier Monday, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Japan, triggering a tsunami warning.
Meanwhile, the greenback was fractionally higher against its Canadian and Australian counterparts but lower against its New Zealand cousin, with USD/CAD easing up 0.02% to hit 0.9555, AUD/USD dipping 0.05% to hit 1.0561 and NZD/USD edging up 0.06% 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 0.12%.
Later in the day, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans was to speak in Tokyo. Also Monday, Federal Reserve Governor Janet Yellen was to speak.