Chuck Mikolajczak

The dollar was roughly flat on Thursday after ​a round of economic data, while attention moved towards a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh at the Jackson Hole ‌symposium.

The dollar advanced on Wednesday after a batch of U.S. economic data, including a reading on inflation, that slightly pushed up expectations for a rate hike from the Federal Reserve ahead ​of the Jackson Hole symposium of central bankers this week.

The U.S. dollar was slightly lower on Tuesday, as investors weighed Washington's expanded sanctions against Iran and renewed efforts ​to ease pressure on longer-dated Treasury yields.

A wavering dollar was pinned near multi-month lows on Monday in a market unsettled by ​the U.S. Treasury's promise to buy back more long-dated bonds, while traders awaited details of sanctions on Iran and ‌on policy speeches this week in the U.S. and Japan.

U.S. stocks advanced on Friday, with the S&P closing at a ​record high to cap off a strong week of gains for the major indexes, after data showed the U.S. economy unexpectedly shed ‌jobs last month and dampened expectations the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates at its September meeting.

U.S. stocks finished the trading session lower on Thursday, pausing ​after a strong start to the week, as investors digested the latest round of corporate earnings and looked for signs of progress ‌toward a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran.

The dollar was set for its biggest weekly gain since mid-June, buoyed by the rise in oil prices, while the yen was poised for its largest weekly percentage ​decline in more than two months as the currency languishes at 40-year lows despite Japan's pledges to buttress the currency.

The dollar eased slightly from a one-week high on Wednesday after four straight daily advances, while the yen saw a modest recovery from its weakest level in nearly four decades as traders weighed the likelihood of intervention from ​Tokyo and the odds of faster rate hikes by the Bank of Japan.

The U.S. dollar climbed on Tuesday and was poised for a fourth straight session of gains, as the latest round of attacks in the Middle East pushed oil prices higher and stoked concerns ​about persistent inflation.

The dollar rose on Monday as investors weighed contradictory developments in the Iran war, while the pound fell from earlier levels as markets ​prepared for new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham.