The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Tuesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased 0.21 percent to 98.225 at 15:00. (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro climbed to 1.1644 dollars from 1.1621 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound increased to 1.3480 dollars from 1.3460 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 147.38 Japanese yen, lower than 147.80 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar fell to 0.8032 Swiss francs from 0.8060 Swiss francs, and it declined to 1.3835 Canadian dollars from 1.3853 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar slipped to 9.5590 Swedish kronor from 9.5916 Swedish kronor.
U.S. dollar ticks down
China's outstanding aggregate social financing -- the total amount of financing to the real economy -- reached 442.12 trillion yuan (about 63.4 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of 2025, up 8.3 percent year on year, central bank data showed on Thursday.
The country's aggregate social financing stood at 35.6 trillion yuan (about 5.1 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2025, up by 3.34 trillion yuan (about 479 billion U.S. dollars) from the year 2024, said the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank.
According to the data, the M2, a broad measure of money supply that covers cash in circulation and all deposits, increased 8.5 percent year on year to 340.29 trillion yuan (about 48.8 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of December.
In addition, outstanding yuan loans stood at 271.91 trillion yuan (about 39 trillion U.S. dollars) at the end of 2025, up 6.4 percent year on year.
China's aggregate social financing maintains high growth in 2025