At 8:30 am ET Friday, the U.S. retail sales report for the month of January was released. Amid the release of the report, the dollar showed mixed trading versus other major currencies. The dollar gained against the yen, but declined against the franc, the pound and the euro.
Presently, the greenback is worth 1.3575 against the euro, 1.5615 against the pound, 1.0795 against the franc and 90.30 against the yen.
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May 15, 2026 15:25 ET Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.