
The U.S. dollar dropped against most major currencies on Wednesday as minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest meeting showed that an interest-rate hike as soon as September is practically off the table.
According to the minutes for the central bank's July meeting, a great number of participants "judged that the conditions for policy firming had not yet been achieved, but they noted that conditions were approaching that point."
Analysts said the Fed is clearly backing off from September, which put the greenback under pressure in the short run.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, was down 0.60 percent at 96.453 in late trading.
On the economic front, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers increased 0.1 percent in July on a seasonally adjusted basis, below market consensus of 0.2 percent, the U.S. Labor Department reported Wednesday. Over the last 12 months, the all items index rose 0.2 percent before seasonal adjustment.
In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.1113 dollars from 1.1024 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound climbed to 1.5681 dollars from 1.5663 U.S. dollars in the previous session. The Australian dollar inched up to 0.7356 dollar from 0.7340 dollar.
The U.S. dollar bought 123.86 Japanese yen, lower than 124.39 yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar dived to 0.9655 Swiss franc from 0.9782 Swiss franc, and it surged to 1.3107 Canadian dollars from 1.3059 Canadian dollars.
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