Investing.com - The dollar remained broadly lower against the other majors currencies on Thursday, despite the release of upbeat U.S. jobless claims data, as Donald Trump’s silence on future fiscal policies continued to weigh on the greenback.
EUR/USD gained 0.68% to 1.0654.
The U.S. Department of Labor said the number of individuals filing for initial jobless benefits in the week ending January 7 increased by 10,000 to 247,000 from the previous week’s total of 237,000 which was revised from an initial reading of 235,000.
Analysts had expected jobless claims to rise by 20,000 last week.
The greenback came under pressure after Donald Trump failed to offer details on his promises to boost fiscal spending and cut taxes at a highly-anticipated news conference on Wednesday.
The U.S. dollar had remained broadly supported in the last weeks amid expectations for higher interest rates this year.
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates in December and indicated that it expects to hike rates three more times in 2017.
Elsewhere, GBP/USD climbed 0.56% to 1.2281.
USD/JPY retreated 0.93% to trade at 114.30, while USD/CHF declined 0.64% to 1.0075.
The Australian and New Zealand dollars were stronger, with AUD/USD up 0.86% at a one-month high of 0.7505 and with NZD/USD advancing 0.88% to a one-month peak of 0.7116.
Meanwhile, USD/CAD dropped 0.74% to trade at 1.3079.
Statistics Canada reported on Thursday that the new housing price index rose 0.2% in November, disappointing expectations for a 0.3% gain, after an increase of 0.4% the previous month.
The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, was down 0.72% at a one-month low of 100.97, pulling away from last week’s 14-year peak of 103.82.