European Open Preview – Yen retreats ahead of key events; UK manufacturing output coming up
Posted on June 11, 2018 at 7:50 am GMTHere are the latest developments in global markets: FOREX: The US dollar index – which measures the greenback’s performance against a basket of six major currencies – is lower on Monday, though by less than 0.2%. The euro is higher across the board, as some encouraging remarks from Italy’s new finance minister helped to calm markets. Meanwhile, the yen is on the back foot amid subsiding European political risks, and as investors position for the several events this week will bring. [..]