Investing.com - The dollar remained near six-month highs against a basket of other major currencies in subdued trade on Monday, as investors were eyeing a series of key economic events later in the week.
Demand for the dollar remained supported ahead of the latest U.S. employment report later in the week and the upcoming Federal Reserve statement on Wednesday. Investors were also awaiting final data on U.S. second-quarter growth on Wednesday.
Earlier this month Fed Chair Janet Yellen said that rates could rise sooner if the recovery in the labor market continued.
EUR/USD inched up 0.04% to 1.3435, hovering just above Friday’s eight month lows of 1.3420.
The euro remained under pressure after weak German economic data on Friday underlined concerns over the divergence in monetary policy between the European Central Bank and its major peers.
The euro zone was to release what would be closely watched data on consumer prices on Thursday, amid concerns over persistently low levels of inflation in the currency bloc.
The dollar was almost unchanged against the yen and the Swiss franc, with USD/JPY dipping 0.02% to 101.81 and USD/CHF easing 0.06% to 0.9043.
Sterling was steady near one month lows, with GBP/USD at 1.6987.
The New Zealand dollar hovered close to one-and-a-half month lows, with NZD/USD at 0.8554, while USD/CAD held near one-month lows at 1.0817. The Australian dollar edged higher with AUD/USD adding 0.13% to 0.9456.
The US Dollar Index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was steady at 81.11, holding below Friday’s highs of 81.20, the most since early February.