The greenback muted as China's economy outperforms forecasts
After surging the day before, the dollar traded flat on Wednesday as China's stronger-than-anticipated growth helped temper the greenback's rise.
The possibility of the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas escalating was kept in check by a bomb at a Gaza hospital, which also kept traders nervous. President of the United States Joe Biden visited Israel on Wednesday in an effort to stop an escalation.
China's GDP expanded by 1.3% in the third quarter, above market expectations of a 1% gain and speeding up from 0.5% in the second quarter. Both industrial output and unemployment decreased.
The dollar index that gauges the greenback versus its major pairs inched up by 106.3.
EUR/USD dipped 0.2% at $1.0555.
GBP/USD muted at $1.2179 as British inflation figures did not match projections as it was predicted to fall.
USD/JPY inched a bit by 149.68 to the dollar. In an unpredicted move, the Bank of Japan stated on Wednesday that it would continue to buy bonds for $2 billion to keep yields down.