RTTN: Dollar Mixed Ahead Of US Factory Goods Orders Report
(RTTNews.com) - The Commerce Department is due to release its report on factory goods orders for February at 10:00 am ET. Economists estimate a 1.5 percent increase in orders for factory goods following a 1 percent drop in the previous month.
The US dollar was mixed against other major currencies ahead of the report, edging higher versus the yen while holding steady against the rest. As of 9:55 am ET, the greenback was trading at 1.5982 against the pound, 1.3320 against the euro, 0.9040 against the Swiss franc and 82.32 against the yen.