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Golden Ten Data reported on April 17 that the US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against six major currencies, rose by 0.16% on the day to close at 98.212 in the foreign exchange market. By the end of trading in New York, 1 euro exchanged at 1.1774 US dollars, lower than the previous trading day's 1.1800 US dollars; 1 British pound exchanged at 1.3525 US dollars, lower than the previous trading day's 1.3572 US dollars. 1 US dollar equaled 159.26 Japanese yen, higher than the previous trading day's 159.03 Japanese yen; 1 US dollar equaled 0.7844 Swiss francs, higher than the previous trading day's 0.7819 Swiss francs; 1 US dollar equaled 1.3706 Canadian dollars, lower than the previous trading day's 1.3729 Canadian dollars; 1 US dollar exchanged at 9.2051 Swedish kronor, higher than the previous trading day's 9.1580 Swedish kronor.

Leskour told reporters on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring Meetings that the global economy will face multiple possible scenarios, depending on when the conflict ends. Read more

Golden Ten Data reported on April 17 that, according to Reuters, a U.S. government official stated that, amid rising global energy prices caused by the Iran war, the heads of the U.S. Department of the Interior and Department of Energy will hold a conference call on Thursday local time with the CEOs of energy companies such as ExxonMobil and Chevron to discuss their potential to increase oil and natural gas production. Oil prices are recovering to levels seen after the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict, which poses a risk for Trump's Republican colleagues in the November midterm elections. The conference call is organized by the White House.