Across the globe, the dollar appeared weak on Thursday, as doubts regarding U.S. economic strategies and geopolitical developments were only partially countered by encouraging remarks from the White House and European leaders after a downturn in the currency, as reported by Reuters.

In comparison to a selection of currencies, the dollar stood at 96.24, hovering close to Tuesday's four-year low of 95.566.

The Australian dollar, benefiting from increased expectations of an interest rate hike at home potentially as soon as next week, reached a three-year high of $0.70495.