- The US dollar is firmer, stocks are struggling, bond yields are higher, and gold and oil are consolidating.
- European stocks are slightly higher, as it tries to extend the gains for a fifth session, during which time it has gained almost two percent.
- Gold's recovery from the low near $1765 on November 30 reached almost $1900 yesterday but is stalling ahead of the weekend. It is consolidating around $1880.
- Crude oil is also consolidating, with the January WTI contract hovering a little above $48 a barrel. It, too, is up for the seventh week in a row.
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Cautious Ahead Of The Weekend