The U.S. dollar traded mixed against other major currencies on Tuesday as investors digested newly-released jobs data.
The number of U.S. job openings was at 6.2 million on the last business day in June, a record high, the report from the Labor Department said on Tuesday. The latest reading also beat market consensus.
Investors have also kept an eye on speeches of Federal Reserve officials, looking for clues of the next interest rate hike timetable.
St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said on Monday that the central bank won't need to raise rates in the near term.
"The current level of the policy rate is likely to remain appropriate over the near term," he said.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, was up 0.21 percent at 93.628 in late trading.
In late New York trading, the euro fell to 1.1758 U.S. dollars from 1.1790 U.S. dollars, and the British pound dropped to 1.2981 U.S. dollars from 1.3028 U.S. dollars. The Australian dollar increased to 0.7915 U.S. dollar from 0.7911 U.S. dollar.
The U.S. dollar bought 110.48 Japanese yen, lower than 110.74 yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar rose to 0.9752 Swiss franc from 0.9736 Swiss franc, and it edged down to 1.2658 Canadian dollars from 1.2681 Canadian dollars.
The number of U.S. job openings was at 6.2 million on the last business day in June, a record high, the report from the Labor Department said on Tuesday. The latest reading also beat market consensus.
Investors have also kept an eye on speeches of Federal Reserve officials, looking for clues of the next interest rate hike timetable.
St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said on Monday that the central bank won't need to raise rates in the near term.
"The current level of the policy rate is likely to remain appropriate over the near term," he said.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, was up 0.21 percent at 93.628 in late trading.
In late New York trading, the euro fell to 1.1758 U.S. dollars from 1.1790 U.S. dollars, and the British pound dropped to 1.2981 U.S. dollars from 1.3028 U.S. dollars. The Australian dollar increased to 0.7915 U.S. dollar from 0.7911 U.S. dollar.
The U.S. dollar bought 110.48 Japanese yen, lower than 110.74 yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar rose to 0.9752 Swiss franc from 0.9736 Swiss franc, and it edged down to 1.2658 Canadian dollars from 1.2681 Canadian dollars.
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