Forex - U.S. Dollar Falls as Investors Wait for Fed Decision - Investing.com

Investing.com - The U.S. dollar was lower on Tuesday as investors waited for news from the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting.

The , which measures the greenback’s strength against a basket of six major currencies, fell 0.14% to 96.41 as of 10:23 AM ET (15:23 GMT), after an overnight high of 96.63.

With the Fed to increase rates by 25 basis points for the fourth time this year on Wednesday, investors will be watching for any new comments on possible policy changes in 2019.

Fed officials, including Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, have said interest rates are nearing neutral and have become more cautious about FOMC tightening policy amid worry of slowing global growth.

U.S. President Donald Trump has also criticized the Fed for raising rates and said Monday that “it was incredible” the central bank is “even considering yet another interest rate hike.”

The dollar was down against the safe-heaven Japanese yen, with slumping 0.3% to 112.51.

Meanwhile, the pound was higher, with up 0.35% to 1.2661. The euro was also pushed up by the lower dollar, with rising 0.2% to 1.1372.

Elsewhere, increased 0.8% to 0.6861 while inched up 0.3% to 0.7197. The Canadian dollar decreased with up 0.08% to 1.3417.

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