The U.S. dollar turned in a fine performance against its peers on Thursday, rebounding smartly from six-month lows touched on the final session of 2019.
Downbeat economic data from Euro zone, with Germany and France seeing a contraction in manufacturing activity, and disappointing data out of the U.K. weighed on Euro and Pound Sterling.
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April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.