The U.S. dollar climbed higher on Thursday, lifted by encouraging economic data.
Data from the Labor Department showed initial jobless claims edged down to 210,000 in the week ended March 16th, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's revised level of 212,000.
The dip surprised economists, who had expected jobless claims to rise to 215,000 from the 209,000 originally reported for the previous week.
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June 19, 2026 16:46 ET Major central banks continued to dominate the economic news flow this week too, led by the Federal Reserve, as they announced their latest policy decisions. The Federal Reserve policy session was in focus as it was the first to be led by the new chief Kevin Warsh. In Europe, central banks of the U.K. and Switzerland announced their rate decisions. In Asia, the Bank of Japan drew attention for its policy moves, while data out of China threw some light on the state of the economy.