The dollar was steady against a basket of major currencies on Wednesday as investors weighed calls from Federal Reserve officials for patience and awaited the minutes of the central bank's policy meeting for further clues on the path of interest rates.
But the New Zealand dollar jumped after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) raised its forecast for peak interest rates at its latest monetary policy meeting.
With little other market-directing factors in the economic data this week, major currencies continued to trade in a narrow range.
The dollar index was largely flat against a basket of currencies at 104.65, after briefly rising to 104.76 in the evening.
