Forex Pros – The U.S. dollar was mixed against its major counterparts on Thursday, in quiet trade, as markets looked towards the release of the U.S. consumer price index for January, due later in the day.
During European morning trade, the greenback was slightly higher against the euro, with EUR/USD dipping 0.03% to hit 1.3563.
Earlier in the day, official data showed that the euro zone’s current account deficit widened unexpectedly in December.
But the greenback was down against the pound, with GBP/USD rising 0.17% to hit 1.6123.
Elsewhere, the greenback was down against the yen and the Swiss franc, with USD/JPY slipping 0.14% to hit 83.55 and USD/CHF shedding 0.3% to hit 0.9563.
Meanwhile, the greenback was slightly higher against its Canadian cousin but was lower against its Australian and New Zealand counterparts, with USD/CAD edging up 0.3% to hit 0.985, AUD/USD edging up 0.05% to hit 1.0037 and NZD/USD easing up 0.02% to hit 0.7546.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was down 0.09%.
Also Thursday, the U.S. was to publish official data on initial jobless claims.
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