The U.S. dollar drifted lower against some of its major counterparts on Thursday as investors looked ahead to the U.S. non-farm payrolls data, due on Friday, for clues about the outlook for interest rates.
Data released by the Labor Department this morning showed initial jobless claims in the U.S. fell to 228,000 in the week ended April 1st, a decrease of 18,000 from the previous week's revised level of 246,000.
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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.