Dollar dropped last week, first time in six weeks.

On the currency market, the dollar slightly fell against a basket of currencies last week, for the first time after six weeks of growth, due to easing inflation in the USA, which spurred speculation about a reduction in interest rates by the US central bank. The dollar index decreased by 0.2 percent. The euro’s exchange rate against the dollar increased by 0.25 percent, while the dollar weakened against the Japanese currency by 0.9 percent. Consumer price inflation in December rose by 0.4 percent on a monthly basis.