Asian session review: the US dollar has stabilized against the major currencies

During today's Asian trading, the US dollar was trading steadily against the major currencies, but was preparing to record the first weekly growth in the last three weeks. In general, investors continued to speculate about the timing of the Federal Reserve's stimulus reduction.

The ICE index, which tracks the dynamics of the dollar against six currencies (euro, swiss franc, yen, canadian dollar, pound sterling and swedish krona), fell by 0.01%, to 92.47.

Last Friday, it fell to its lowest level since August 3 at 91,941 after data showed that the US economy created the fewest jobs in seven months, reducing the chances of an imminent reduction in the Fed's asset purchase program. Since then, a number of officials have suggested that a reduction is still likely this year, including Fed Chair Michelle Bowman, who said that the weak August labor report will not knock the central bank off course.

Data on Thursday showed that the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in almost 18 months, providing more evidence that job growth is being held back by a labor shortage, rather than a decline in demand for workers.

The euro rose slightly after the European Central Bank said it would reduce emergency bond purchases in the next quarter, as many expected.