The dollar was broadly steady on Thursday as traders awaited a series of business surveys to gauge the health of major economies and what that might mean for interest rate expectations around the world.
Preliminary readings of purchasing managers' indices for the US, UK and eurozone are due later on Thursday, and will shed more light on the manufacturing and services sectors.
The euro rose 0.11 percent in early Asian trading to $1.0831, while sterling was steady at $1.2638.
The dollar rose against the yen and returned to trade again above the 150 level, reaching 150.34 yen in the latest transactions.
Policymakers, particularly from the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, disagree with market expectations of a series of interest rate cuts around the world this year, citing persistent inflationary pressures and the risk of cutting rates before economic conditions are ripe for them.
Minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting, released Wednesday, reinforced the view that the U.S. central bank is in no rush to cut interest rates.
The Australian dollar rose 0.07 percent to $0.65565, while the New Zealand dollar rose to a one-month high of $0.6198.
The dollar index fell 0.06 percent to 103.92.
