The U.S. Dollar (USD) surged on Friday, supported by the positive economic data that showed a surge in new jobs created within the U.S. economy during July and a decline in the unemployment rate that exceeded market expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Dollar Index (DXY) that measures the greenback against a basket of six major international currencies added 0.58% on Friday to settle at 92.78.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The index moved throughout the last session of the week in a range between 92.26 and 92.84.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the week, the DXY gained about 0.68%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The USD advanced by 0.88% this week against the Euro (EUR), with the EUR\/USD pair reaching 1.1764, or its lowest since early April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The GBP\/USD pair also lost 0.20% this week to settle near 1.3873, extending the greenback\u2019s gains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Against the Japanese Yen (JPY), the Dollar surged by 0.50% this week with the USD\/JPY pair reaching 110.23 by the end of the week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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