The U.S. dollar weakened Thursday despite mixed economic data, with traders focusing on the upcoming Trump inauguration and potential policy shifts.
While retail sales showed modest growth and unemployment claims remained at healthy levels, markets are particularly attentive to Treasury nominee Scott Bessent’s upcoming hearing and the possibility of new tariffs.
The dollar index fell 0.09% to 108.92, while experiencing notable declines against the yen and maintaining pressure on China’s yuan.