Forex - Dollar broadly lower as Greece vote, U.S. data eyed

Investing.com – The U.S. dollar remained broadly lower against its major counterparts on Thursday, but trimmed losses against the euro ahead of a Greek vote on legislation to implement fresh austerity measures and the release of U.S. jobs data.

During European afternoon trade, the greenback was lower against the euro, with EUR/USD easing up 0.11% to hit 1.4450.

Earlier in the day official data showed that German retail sales fell unexpectedly in May, while French consumer spending fell more-than-expected.

But the euro remained supported as the European Central Bank indicated that it would raise interest rates again next week after official data released earlier showed that consumer price inflation in June remained well above the bank's 2% target.

But the greenback was higher against the pound, with GBP/USD shedding 0.31% to hit 1.6010.

Earlier in the day, a report showed that U.K. house prices were flat in June, while a separate report showed that consumer confidence fell more-than-expected this month.

Elsewhere, the greenback was down against the yen but up against the Swiss franc, with USD/JPY dropping 0.44% to hit 80.41 and USD/CHF easing up 0.08% to hit 0.8351.

Meanwhile, the greenback was down against its Canadian, Australian and New Zealand cousins, with USD/CAD shedding 0.39% to hit 0.9656, AUD/USD climbing 0.35% to hit 1.0718 and NZD/USD rising 0.24% to hit 0.8273.

Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Alan Bollard said earlier that the country’s economy is being lifted by strong commodity prices, which are supporting currency demand.

The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was down 0.17%.

Later Thursday, the U.S. was to publish its weekly government report on initial jobless claims, as well as data on manufacturing activity in the Chicago region.