At 05:30 ET (09:30 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, traded 0.3% higher at 104.320, near its highest since mid February.
The greenback was in high demand after Fed Governor Christopher Waller said, in a speech at the Economic Club of New York late on Wednesday, that recent disappointing inflation data confirmed the possibility The US central bank is likely to delay interest rate cuts in the short term. terms.
There's more economic data to consider on Thursday, including weekly data on unemployment claims, fourth-quarter gross domestic product data and University of Michigan consumer sentiment.
The main focus, however, will be on the release of the Fed's favorite inflation measure, the core personal consumption expenditures price index, on Friday, when markets close for Good Friday.
In Europe, EUR/USD fell 0.3% to 1.0789, near a five-week low, after data released earlier on Thursday showed German Retail Sales unexpectedly fell 1.9 % over February, illustrating the difficulties Europe's largest economy is suffering in the first quarter.
European Central Bank officials have become very dovish of late, with board member Piero Cipollone the latest to hint at an interest rate cut as soon as June.
