Forex Pros - The U.S. dollar was up against most other major currencies on Wednesday, ahead of the release of a slew of key U.S. economic data and the minutes of a Federal Reserve committee's meeting.
During European morning trade, the greenback was up against the euro and pound, with EUR/USD shedding 0.15% to hit 1.3751 and GBP/USD slipping 0.1% to hit 1.5777.
It also rose against the yen, kiwi and Swiss franc: USD/JPY rose 0.46% to reach 90.56, NZD/USD fell 1.14% to reach 0.7062 and USD/CHF rose 0.16% to hit 1.0676.
But the U.S. dollar was slightly down against its Australian and Canadian counterparts, with AUD/USD rising 0.02% to hit 0.9023 and USD/CAD sliding 0.06% to hit 1.0425.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was up 0.15%.
Later in the day, the United States was set to publish data on housing starts, building permits, import prices and industrial production.
The Federal Reserve was also due to publish the minutes of its Open Market Committee's most recent meeting on Wednesday, and the U.S. Treasury was set to announce the federal budget balance.
