By Iain Withers
LONDON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – The dollar was trading near a three-week lows against a basket of currencies on Tuesday, as investors waited for U.S. employment figures later in the week for clues about the timing of trading. stimulus reduction.
* The greenback has been down since Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s remarks at Friday’s Jackson Hole conference when he said the central bank could cut its bond-buying program this year, though not offered a firm timetable.
* Analysts said that the payroll report in the United States that will be released on Friday will be analyzed carefully.
* The dollar index fell 0.25% to 92.456 units, its lowest level since August 6.
* The euro was up 0.4%, hitting a three-week high of $ 1.18370.
* The community currency barely changed after official data showed euro zone inflation accelerating to a 10-year high this month, with consumer prices rising 3% in the 19 countries that share the euro.
* The British pound strengthened to a two-week high of $ 1.38,010, before falling back below $ 1.38.
* The yen was stable at 109,945 units against the dollar.
(Additional reporting by Saikat Chatterjee and Hideyuki Sano in Tokyo; edited in Spanish by Carlos Serrano)