Dollar steady as traders wait for central banks, pound inches lower on COVID fears
A picture illustration shows U.S. 100-dollar bank notes taken in Tokyo August 2, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao
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HONG KONG, Dec 13 (Reuters) – The dollar was quiet at the start of a week in which central bank meetings, including by the Federal Reserve, will likely drive currency markets, while sterling fell slightly after Boris Johnson warned about the impact of the new COVID-19 variant.
The dollar index , which measures the greenback against a basket of six major peers, was little changed at 96.091, down from as high as 96.938 in mid November, before news of the omicron variant of the new coronavirus became widespread.
On Monday, the euro inched higher to $1.1316 while the yen lost a little ground to 113.51 per dollar.
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