USD index was one of the worst performers in the period of analysis. It managed to outperform only JPY index which was hit heavily by the ECB rate decision after the Japanese 30-y Bond Auction that took place earlier. We saw quite a few data releases from the US on Wednesday, but USD index felt none of it and was +/- 0.07% around the base (opening) value. However, it lost 0.2% on the ECB Bid Rate decision on Thursday. Index started recovering afterwards, but was hit by the Non-Farm Employment Change data on Friday. It dragged the index 0.3% lower and caused it to close 0.45% below the base value. That was a defining moment in the period for the USD index.