Dollar Finds Footing Ahead of Job Data Deluge

Dollar Finds Footing Ahead of Job Data Deluge
A trader counts U.S. dollar banknotes at a currency exchange booth in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Sept. 15, 2021. Fayaz Aziz/Reuters
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LONDON—The U.S. dollar regained some ground on Tuesday and hovered near a one-week high against a basket of currencies, ahead of a flurry of employment data that could upend investor expectations for the outlook for interest rates.

The euro took an early knock from comments by European Central Bank member Isabel Schnabel, who said in an interview with Reuters that interest rate hikes were off the table, given the “remarkable” fall in inflation.