The U.S. Dollar value ended nearly flat after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected Iran's response to a U.S.-offered plan to end the gulf war. However, expectations of traders that the upcoming meeting between U.S. and Chinese premiers could yield a solution to the crisis capped the gains.
The U.S. Dollar Index, DXY, which measures the Greenback against a basket of other major currencies was last seen trading at 97.94, up by 0.04 (or 0.04%) today.
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.