India, July 17 -- The U.S. dollar firmed against its most major counterparts in the New York session on Thursday, amid strong economic data and President Donald Trump's denial of plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
Retail sales rose 0.6 percent month-on-month in June, following the 0.9 percent decline in May. Economists had expected retail sales to rise to 0.1 percent.
Initial jobless claims fell by 7,000 to 221,000 in the week ended July 12. The reading came in below forecasts of 233,000.
Concerns about the dismissal of Powell faded for the time being, following Trump's denial.
The greenback climbed to more than a 3-week high of 1.1556 against the euro and a fresh 3-week high of 0.8064 against the franc. The greenback is...