The U.S. dollar steadied against major peers on Wednesday as investors continued to take stock of President-elect Donald Trump's tariff pledges, while keeping an eye on a key inflation figure out of the U.S. later in the day.

While China could offset American tariffs by letting its currency fall, that might endanger Beijing’s recent efforts to stabilize the economy.

Mexico said it would slap tit-for-tat tariffs on the US, while China said Trump's finger-pointing "runs completely counter to facts".