US Dollar Mixed Early Thursday Ahead of Jobless Claims, Leading Index

07:33 AM EDT, 10/22/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The US dollar was mixed against its major trading partners early Thursday -- up versus the euro and pound, down versus the yen and Canadian dollar -- ahead of the release of weekly jobless claims data at 8:30 am ET and leading indicators data for September at 10:00 am ET. Weekly natural gas stocks data are due to be released at 10:30 am, followed by the Kansas City Federal Reserve's manufacturing reading for October at 11:00 am ET. A quick summary of foreign exchange activity heading into Thursday: EUR/USD fell to 1.1215 from 1.1234 at the Wednesday US close and 1.1228 at the same time Wednesday morning. Eurozone consumer confidence data for October are due to be released at 10:00 am ET. The next European Central Bank meeting is scheduled for Oct. 29. GBP/USD fell to 1.3363 from 1.3395 at the Wednesday US close and 1.3393 at the same time Wednesday morning. UK car registrations rebounded in September after a decline in the previous month while UK manufacturing expectations fell in October, according to data released earlier Thursday. The next Bank of England meeting is scheduled for Nov. 5. USD/JPY fell to 156.8101 from 158.1762 at the Wednesday US close and 157.9233 at the same time Wednesday morning. There were no Japanese data released overnight. The next Bank of Japan meeting is scheduled for Oct. 30. USD/CAD fell to 1.4039 from 1.4044 at the Wednesday US close and 1.4047 at the same time Wednesday morning. Canadian industrial product and raw materials price data for September are due to be released at 8:30 am ET, followed by Canadian new home price data for September at 9:30 am ET. The next Bank of Canada meeting is scheduled for Oct. 28.