
The dollar index (DXY00) is down by -0.24% today and just above Wednesday's 4-week low. Weaker-than-expected US economic news today is weighing on the dollar. Q4 GDP was unexpectedly revised lower, Feb personal income and spending rose less than expected, and weekly jobless claims rose more than expected to an 8-week high.
Losses in the dollar are limited as doubts about the sustainability of the US-Iran ceasefire weigh on stocks and boost liquidity demand for the dollar. Also, today's +4% jump in WTI crude oil prices raises inflation expectations, hawkish for Fed policy, and supportive of the dollar.