US Open Preview – Pound, euro up as dollar reverses lower; BoJ summary of opinions in focus
Posted on August 7, 2018 at 11:58 am GMTHere are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The US dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six major currencies, eased by 0.26% today, after it came close to the more than 1-year high of 95.652 on Monday. Dollar/yen retreated as well by 0.20%, while euro/dollar picked up speed, trading near 1.1600 (+0.30%). Also, pound/dollar recovered some ground (+0.18%) after falling to an 11-month low overnight on worries about a no-deal UK exit from the European Union. A Bloomberg [..]