ECB policymaker Siegmann said a rate hike could come as early as the next meeting.

The dollar index, which measures the U.S. currency against six major peers, fell 0.17% to 102.037 at the New York close on 29th. EUR/USD 1.1162 (previous 1.1150), GBP/USD 1.3361 (previous 1.3316), USD/JPY 157.96 (previous 158.05), USD/CHF 0.8264 (previous 0.8290), USD/CAD 1.3986 (previous 1.4021), USD/SEK 9.8608 (previous 9.9139).

Axios reports a Democratic Senate super PAC privately told major donors Texas is the best pickup opportunity in a deep-red state, followed by Ohio, where races remain tightly contested. The Senate GOP political action committee says Democrats could also win Iowa and Alaska, though results in those races may take longer to resolve. With voting next Tuesday, Democrats are increasingly cautiously confident; to retake the Senate they must win two of those four seats, flip North Carolina and Maine, and avoid an upset loss in Michigan.