RTTN Dollar Advances Ahead Of U.S. Housing Starts Data
The Commerce Department is scheduled to release its housing start report for August at 8:30 am ET Tuesday. Economists expect housing starts to come in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.190 million units, while building permits are expected at 1.167 million units.
Ahead of the data, the greenback climbed against its major rivals.
The greenback was worth 1.1186 against the euro, 101.85 against the yen, 0.9785 against the franc and 1.2973 against the pound as of 8:25 am ET.