U.S. Dollar falls against most of its peers before U.S. reports

The U.S. Dollar depreciated versus most of its 16 major peers on Thursday before reports were released showing that the total number of Americans claiming unemployment benefits rose and a leading economic indicator slowed down. The so-called Greenback slid 0.2% to 97.97 yen as of 9:49 a.m. in London and it was 0.1% down at $1.3049 per euro.