Dollar steady ahead of US capital flow data

The dollar held steady against most major currencies today ahead of US data that will show how well the United States is financing…

The dollar held steady against most major currencies today ahead of US data that will show how well the United States is financing its huge current account deficit.

The euro was little changed against the dollar this morning worth $1.3367.

The dollar had gained around 0.6 per cent against the euro yesterday after having hit a two-month low of around $1.3480 late last week when data showed the US trade gap widened in January to $58.3 billion, the second-largest monthly deficit on record.

Against the yen, the dollar stood at 104.74 yen, down slightly on the day.

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Traders were also awaiting the ZEW institute's German investor confidence index, due out this morning for the first clues on euro zone confidence in March, and US retail sales later.

US Treasury International Capital data for January is due out this afternoon.

Net capital inflows to US assets eased to $61.3 billion in December - barely covering the trade deficit - from a revised $89.3 billion in November.