RTTN: Dollar Halts Recent Rally Ahead Of US Weekly Jobless Claims Report
(RTTNews) - the Labor Department is due to release its customary jobless claims report for the week ended April 14th at 8:30 am ET. Economists expect claims to decline to 365,000 in the recent reporting week after claims spike to 380,000 in the previous week.
The US dollar paused its recent rally against its major rivals ahead of the report. As of 8:25 am ET, the greenback was trading at 1.3090 against the euro, 0.9185 versus the Swiss franc, 1.6020 against the pound and 81.70 against the yen.