© Reuters. The euro changes above 1.13 dollars after unemployment data in the US
Frankfurt (Germany), Dec 2 (.) .- The euro has changed this Thursday above 1.13 dollars after the publication of data from the US economy in a market on hold due to uncertainty due to the new variant of coronavirus.
The euro was trading at around 16.00 GMT at $ 1.1318, compared to $ 1.1330 in the last hours of the European currency market trading the previous day.
The European Central Bank (ECB) set the benchmark exchange rate for the euro at $ 1.1339.
The weekly number of applications for unemployment benefits in the United States rose slightly to 222,000 last week, compared to 199,000 the previous week, figures that were better than expected.
Comments from Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell have also exacerbated the uncertainty because he has insisted on reducing stimulus more quickly than expected due to high inflation.
The profitability of the US Treasury debt falls and also slows the appreciation of the dollar.
The single currency was exchanged in a fluctuation band between 1.1307 and 1.1348 dollars.
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