US Dollar Strengthens After Venezuela Operation

U.S. dollar bills in Washington on Nov. 13, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesThe U.S. dollar slightly strengthened in early morning trade on Jan. 5, following the United States’ arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, with investors closely watching key economic data scheduled to be released this week.The U.S. dollar index was up 0.41 percent at the 98.82 level as of 8:31 a.m. EST on Jan. 5. Since Dec. 30, the currency has registered gains every single day. The dollar strengthened against the euro but fell against the British pound and the Japanese yen earlier in the day. It later recovered to register gains against the currencies.