The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, is holding its position after registering losses in the previous session and trading around 98.90 during the Asian hours on Thursday.
The US Dollar (USD) is tracking a little higher overall, consolidating the soft tone seen over the past few sessions as the Dollar Index (DXY) losses hold near recent lows, Scotiabank's Chief FX Strategist Shaun Osborne notes.
The Conference Board's consumer confidence survey is an indicator that is not normally paid too much attention to. However, on the one hand, the current times are probably anything but normal and, on the other, it turned out to be much stronger than expected.