US Open Preview – Dollar broadly under pressure ahead of jobless claims numbers
Posted on December 28, 2017 at 11:45 am GMTHere are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The US currency remained broadly weaker versus other major currencies in thin trading ahead of New Year celebrations. Commodity currencies maintained their positive momentum as oil and other metals remained on the rise. STOCKS: Major European blue-chip indices were not much changed around midday. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was roughly flat, with basic materials outperforming on the back of rising commodity prices and technology once again coming under pressure; tech stocks [..]