Dollar steady as strong data offsets lower yields Reuters | Apr 15, 2021 10:09 PM EDT A U.S. Dollar banknote is seen in this illustration taken (Photo : REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration) The dollar index was little changed on the day on Thursday as investors balanced bullish data showing U.S. retail sales rose by the most in 10 months in March against a continued drop in U.S. Treasury yields. Retail sales increased 9.8% last month, the Commerce Department said on Thursday, beating economists' expectations for a 5.9% increase. Advertisement Like Us on Facebook A separate report also showed first-time claims for unemployment benefits tumbled last week to the lowest level since March 2020, when mandatory closures of nonessential businesses were enforced to slow the spread of the first COVID-19 wave.