As lockdowns ease, some more than others, across the US, the dollar is up this morning against the pound, with investors hoping for an economic recovery. Joblessness has hit the worst rate since the Great Depression, according to the New York Times, but this was largely priced in by the markets last week.
Last week’s non-farm payrolls showed the biggest drop on record, although in fact not as poor as the markets had expected.
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