The dollar wallowed close to one-year lows against the euro and slipped against sterling in Asian trading on Thursday, as investors priced in tighter monetary policy in Europe.

The lack of top-tier reports left major currencies sensitive to central banker remarks. Risk-taking also came into play as crude oil and U.S. equity indices closed in the green.

The euro hit a one-year high against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday and the British pound rallied on bets that Europe’s and Britain’s central banks are preparing to scale back monetary stimulus.

Oil futures climbed more than 1 percent on Wednesday to their highest in more than a week as buyers were encouraged by a small weekly decrease in U.S. production.

The euro hit a one-year high against the dollar on Wednesday and German 10-year Bund yields continued to rise after doubling the previous day,.

Today’s morning London session was much more subdued. Even so, the Loonie was clearly on the move as it easily steamrolled all its forex rivals.

The euro surged to a one-year high on Wednesday, adding to its biggest daily gain in more than a year a day earlier.

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With no fresh report to price in, Asian session traders focused on themes from the previous sessions.

Asian shares slumped on Wednesday after Wall Street was knocked hard in the wake of a delay to a U.S. healthcare reform vote.

The Greenback shrugged off better than expected data and Yellen’s remarks as traders were disappointed about the delay in the healthcare bill vote.

EUR and CHF soared during and after ECB Overlord Draghi gave his speech. Meanwhile, JPY got crushed even though risk aversion prevailed.

The dollar weakened on Tuesday as investors awaited Federal Reserve signals on whether the U.S. central bank will stick to its guns and raise rates this year, .

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi opened the door to tweaks in the bank’s aggressive stimulus policy on Tuesday.

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Risk appetite carried over from yesterday thanks to a lack of market-moving catalysts during the Asian session.

The value of net long positions on the Greenback got a boost mainly at the euro’s expense as fresh euro bears came charging in.

The dollar stood tall on Tuesday, pushing to a one-month high against the yen as investors waited to hear from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen.

Japanese stocks closed in on two-year highs early on Tuesday thanks to a weaker yen while the euro sagged against its peers after ECB President Draghi talked up benefits of the ECB’s easy monetary policy.

Risk appetite was the name of the game on Monday morning as positive updates from Italy and the United Kingdom kept traders in a good mood.