The euro remained higher before Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker visits Greece tomorrow to discuss the country’s request for an extension to its fiscal adjustment program. Juncker, who also heads the group of euro-area finance ministers, will discuss a request by Greece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras for a two-year extension to the indebted nation’s fiscal adjustment program when he visits Athens. Samaras travels to Berlin and Paris on Aug. 24 and 25 after French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel meet in the German capital on Aug. 23.

The 17-nation currency headed for an advance versus most of its 16 major counterparts this month after Spain’s benchmark yields slid to a seven-week low, supporting the outlook for a bill auction today. Demand for the euro was tempered after Germany’s Bundesbank criticized European Central Bank bond buying.

Australia’s dollar climbed after minutes of the Reserve Bank’s last meeting showed that policy makers see domestic growth overshadowing a “fragile” global outlook.