The dollar is mostly unchanged this morning, still weaker against the euro and slightly stronger against the pound. It did strengthen against some commodity currencies, however, as Chinese company Evergrande’s shares plummeted.
Initial jobless claims figures will be released for the US later today, expected to rise to 300,000, from a post-pandemic low of 293,000 last week.
After being banned from Facebook and Twitter, former US President, Donald Trump, has announced plans to launch his own social media platform, which he says will “stand up to the tyranny of big tech”.
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