The euro and the British pound slipped lower against the U.S. dollar on Thursday as markets awaited interest rate decisions by the European Central and Bank of England. The euro slipped to US$1.4661 in morning European trading, below the record US$1.4730 it bought the day before and slightly lower than the US$1.4667 it bought in late New York trading Wednesday. Since the start of the year, the dollar is down 11.1 percent against the euro. The British pound was down slightly to US$2.1015 from the US$2.1047 it bought in New York, keeping at highs last seen in May 1981. The dollar was up slightly against the Japanese currency, tiptoeing to 112.96 yen from 112.88 yen.
