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Forex - Dollar higher against euro, yen

Published 2015-11-04, 03:47 a/m
© Reuters.  Dollar higher against euro, yen before U.S. data
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Investing.com - The dollar was higher against the euro and the yen on Wednesday, building on the previous session’s gains as investors continued to await Friday’s U.S. nonfarm payrolls report.

The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, was up 0.24% to 97.50.

The euro slid lower, with EUR/USD down 0.34% to 1.0926 and EUR/JPY losing 0.25% to trade at 132.4.

The single currency remained under pressure after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi indicated Tuesday that the option of further monetary easing was still on the cards.

Draghi said policymakers would re-examine the degree of monetary stimulus already deployed at their December meeting and reiterated that they remained willing and able to act to bolster price growth in the euro area.

USD/JPY was up 0.1% to 121.18, holding below overnight highs of 121.37.

Investors were looking ahead to Fridays U.S. nonfarm payrolls report for indications on the likelihood of a December rate hike.

The Federal Reserve left rates on hold last week but indicated that it could still raise interest rates for the first time since 2006 at its December meeting.

The U.S. was to release data on private sector jobs growth and survey data on service sector activity later Wednesday as well as trade data for September.

In addition, Fed Chair Janet Yellen was to appear before a congressional committee on Wednesday to testify on the U.S. central bank's role in overseeing the country's financial system.

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