- Philly Fed Nonmanufacturing Index rose into the positive territory in February.
- US Dollar Index posts modest recovery gains around 90.20.
The Regional Business Activity Index of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey improved to 3.9 in February from -17.5 in January.
Further details of the publication revealed that the Firm-level Business Activity Index climbed to 7.5 from -14.3 and the Full-time Employment Index edged lower to 2.8 from 3.1.
Market reaction
The US Dollar Index recovered modestly after this report and was last seen gaining 0.2% on the day at 90.20.