Exploring Performance of USD, US Stocks Amid Rate Outlook in Eventful Week
Mohamed Hashad, Chief Market Strategist, Noor Capital.
The number of Jobless Claims increased to almost 1.8 million for this week on Thursday’s data, and this is not exactly encouraging. Yet, the US Dollar Index is 0.32% up, above the 104.60 mark at the time of writing.

Following a sharp decline, the dollar is maintaining modest gains on Thursday as the most recent Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicated that the disinflationary trend had resumed in April. With recent data showing some weakening in the economy on all fronts, the pieces are beginning to fit together, and the lower CPI put clarified the broader picture.
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