Investing.com - The dollar extended its gains Thursday as jobless claims fell to their lowest level since 1973.
The dollar index was up 0.41% at new seven-week highs at 102.16 at 09:15 ET.
Initial jobless claims fell to 223,000 in the latest week.
The dollar had earlier moved higher as Fed members dropped more hints of a possible March rate hike.
Investing.com's Fed Rate Monitor Tool put the odds of a March hike at 73%.