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US Dollar Rises Early Thursday Ahead of Jobless Claims, Import Prices, Manufacturing Data

BY MT Newswires | ECONOMIC | 01/15/26 07:58 AM EST

07:58 AM EST, 01/15/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The US dollar rose against its major trading partners early Thursday, except for a decline against the yen, ahead of a busy day of economic releases, starting with weekly jobless claims, import and export prices for November, and manufacturing data for January from the New York and Philadelphia Federal Reserve Banks, all at 8:30 am ET.

Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic is due to speak at 8:35 am ET, followed by Fed Governor Michael Barr at 9:15 am ET and Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin at 12:40 pm ET.

Weekly natural gas stocks inventory data are scheduled to be released at 10:30 am ET and the US Treasury's international capital data for November are set to be released at 4:00 pm ET.

A quick summary of foreign exchange activity heading into Thursday:

EUR/USD fell to 1.1634 from 1.1642 at the Wednesday US close and 1.1647 at the same time Wednesday morning. The Eurozone trade balance narrowed in November while Eurozone industrial production growth was the faster than expected in the same month, according to data released earlier Thursday. The next European Central Bank meeting is scheduled for Feb. 5.

GBP/USD fell to 1.3415 from 1.3432 at the Wednesday US close and 1.3451 at the same time Wednesday morning. UK industrial production growth slowed in November, but the 3-month rolling change for UK gross domestic product accelerated slightly, according to data released earlier Thursday. The next Bank of England meeting is scheduled for Feb. 5.

USD/JPY fell to 158.5192 from 158.5922 at the Wednesday US close and 158.6524 at the same time Wednesday morning. Japanese producer prices rose less in December than in the previous month, slowing the year-over-year rate, according to data released overnight. The next Bank of Japan meeting is scheduled for Jan. 23.

USD/CAD rose to 1.3900 from 1.3886 at the Wednesday US close and 1.3879 at the same time Wednesday morning. Canadian housing starts data for December are due to be released at 8:15 am ET, followed by Canadian wholesale and manufacturing sales data for November at 8:30 am ET. The next Bank of Canada meeting is scheduled for Jan. 28.

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