The dollar is strengthening against a basket of currencies this morning, including the euro.
There is a series of data releases for the US today, including pending home sales, which are expected to show that sales increased by 0.5% month-on-month in November.
Tomorrow, the usual jobless claims figures will be released, and are expected to show that claims increased by 1868K in the week ending December 18.
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