The euro and yen were mostly steady against the dollar in quiet European trade Tuesday as currency dealers prepared for this week's U.S. jobs data and a Federal Reserve policy update.
Europe's single currency came under brief pressure against the dollar and traded as low as $1.3414 early in the session. The drop was short-lived and the euro steadied later in the session. Spanish retail sales fell 10.7% in December from the same month a year earlier, further evidence Spain's economic recession deepened in the final months of 2012.
