The second estimate of the U.S. GDP data for the second quarter and weekly jobless claims for the week ended August 22 have been released at 8:30 am ET Thursday. Following these reports, the greenback climbed against its major rivals.

The greenback was trading at 1.1255 against the euro, 1.5428 against the pound, 120.45 against the yen and 0.9577 against the franc around 8:31 am ET.

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