NEW YORK: The dollar was steady on Tuesday, as investors remained cautious ahead of a week packed with central bank decisions that could help set the outlook for monetary policy.

Signs of an extremely resilient US economy helped the currency recover from a recent 15-month low, as well as persistent weakness in Europe.

US consumer confidence increased to a two-year high in July amid continued optimism about the labor market, though worries about a recession persisted, a survey showed on Tuesday.

The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index rose to 117 this month, the highest reading since July 2021, from 110.1 in June. Economists polled by Reuters had expected the index to increase to 111.8.

The dollar index rose 0.118% to 101.510, hitting a two-week peak earlier of 101.65, with the euro down 0.31% to $1.1028.

The Japanese yen strengthened 0.14% versus the greenback at 141.26 per dollar, struggling to recover from heavy losses on Friday on a Reuters report that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is leaning towards keeping its yield control policy unchanged at this week’s policy meeting. Meanwhile, Sterling was last trading at $1.2842, up 0.08% .In cryptocurrencies, bitcoin last rose 0.17% to $29,188.02. Ethereum last rose 0.29% to $1,855.56.