The dollar index .DXY, which tracks the greenback against a basket of trade-weighted peers, climbed to a two-week high.
Data overnight showing the number of Americans filing for unemployment fell more than expected last week, and better-than-expected business conditions in June bolstered the case for Federal Reserve tightening this year.
The index rose 0.1 percent to 97.539, extending Thursday's 0.5 percent gain. It's on track for a 0.3 percent rise this week.
On Wednesday, the Fed raised interest rates as widely expected, and also released some preliminary details of its plan to begin paring its $4 trillion-plus debt holdings.
Sterling GBP=D3 added almost 0.1 percent to $1.2769. On Thursday, it jumped to as high as $1.2795 on signs of a shift in the Bank of England's stance on keeping interest rates at record lows.
But it fell back to close flat, as monetary policy uncertainty added to existing concerns about Britain's political outlook after Prime Minister Theresa May failed to win a parliamentary majority in last week's election.
In commodities, oil was subdued on continued worries over rising U.S. gasoline inventories adding to already elevated global supply.
U.S. crude CLc1 fell 0.1 percent to $44.49 a barrel, remaining near Thursday's six-week low, on track for a 2.9 percent drop for the week.
Global benchmark Brent LCOc1 crept up 0.1 percent to $46.97, set to end the week 2.45 percent lower.
The dollar's strength kept gold XAU= flat at $1,252.92 an ounce, failing to make up Thursday's 0.6 percent drop. It is poised to close the week with a 1 percent loss, its second weekly decline.
Data overnight showing the number of Americans filing for unemployment fell more than expected last week, and better-than-expected business conditions in June bolstered the case for Federal Reserve tightening this year.
The index rose 0.1 percent to 97.539, extending Thursday's 0.5 percent gain. It's on track for a 0.3 percent rise this week.
On Wednesday, the Fed raised interest rates as widely expected, and also released some preliminary details of its plan to begin paring its $4 trillion-plus debt holdings.
Sterling GBP=D3 added almost 0.1 percent to $1.2769. On Thursday, it jumped to as high as $1.2795 on signs of a shift in the Bank of England's stance on keeping interest rates at record lows.
But it fell back to close flat, as monetary policy uncertainty added to existing concerns about Britain's political outlook after Prime Minister Theresa May failed to win a parliamentary majority in last week's election.
In commodities, oil was subdued on continued worries over rising U.S. gasoline inventories adding to already elevated global supply.
U.S. crude CLc1 fell 0.1 percent to $44.49 a barrel, remaining near Thursday's six-week low, on track for a 2.9 percent drop for the week.
Global benchmark Brent LCOc1 crept up 0.1 percent to $46.97, set to end the week 2.45 percent lower.
The dollar's strength kept gold XAU= flat at $1,252.92 an ounce, failing to make up Thursday's 0.6 percent drop. It is poised to close the week with a 1 percent loss, its second weekly decline.
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