The euro fetched $1.1581 in early Asian hours, not far from the two-month high of $1.1614 it touched on Monday. Sterling was at $1.3548, just shy of the three-month peak it touched in the previous session.
Data showed last week that U.S. retail sales fell in July for the first time in nine months, following unexpected job losses last month and mild inflation readings. The run of softer data has led investors to scale back expectations of a rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Traders expect a 35% chance of a rate increase at the Fed's September meeting, compared with 52.2% a week ago, according to the CME FedWatch tool.
Analysts though remain cautious of where inflation may head, especially with the critical Strait of Hormuz remaining effectively shut and an impasse in the talks to end the U.S.-Iran conflict.
Brent crude futures were 0.3% higher at $91.14 a barrel after rising to their highest since July 30 on Monday.
The yield on the 30-year bond hovered near its highest level in nearly 20 years, while the 10-year JGB yield hit its highest level since September 1996. [JP/]
The spotlight has also been on recent U.S. Treasury auctions in the past week for the multi-decade yields demanded by investors to absorb Washington's borrowing needs.
"When it comes to longer-dated Treasury issuance, investors are increasingly focused and concerned about the growing amount of U.S. debt and America's lack of fiscal discipline," said Anthony Saglimbene, chief market strategist at Ameriprise Financial.
"Frequent, large-scale treasury auctions are a chance for the bond market to push back against the government's eroding fiscal trajectory, as they demand higher yields for the auctions to clear."
The yen was stuck just below the 160 level, shifting the focus to the Bank of Japan meeting next month, where the central bank is set to raise interest rates and is considering hiking more aggressively after that, sources told Reuters.
It was last at 159.46 per U.S. dollar, having erased nearly half of the gains from the joint U.S. and Japan intervention at the end of July to lift the fragile yen away from 40-year lows.
The Australian dollar firmed 0.11% to $0.71119, perched near its strongest level since early June. The New Zealand dollar was at $0.5902. [AUD/]
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