The U.S. dollar firmed against most of its major counterparts on Friday after staying a bit sluggish for much of the day's session.
The Federal Reserve's hawkish tone earlier this week continued to push up the demand for the currency.
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May 01, 2026 15:54 ET Central banks dominated the economics news flow this week with almost all major ones announcing their latest policy decisions and many boosted expectations for a rate hike in June. In other news, several countries released the preliminary data for first quarter economic growth. In the U.S., comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell were also in focus as his term ends this month.