MW: U.S. dollar edges up as Greek rescue, Fed in focus
By Laura Mandaro
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. dollar strengthened a bit Wednesday as investors sorted through a rash of European official comments that quelled some worries Greece would have trouble getting a 45 billion-euro ($60 billion) financial rescue package and awaited a Federal Reserve statement on monetary policy. The U.S. dollar index (DXY 82.34, +0.20, +0.24%) rose to 82.37, up less than 0.1% from late in the prior session. The euro bought $1.3184, up from $1.3179 Tuesday but off highs above $1.32 earlier. The dollar was up against the yen but down against the Swiss franc, the Canadian dollar and so-called "risk" currencies such as the Australian dollar, the New Zealand dollar and Brazilian real.
