By Ed Moya
Brewing geopolitical risks helped investors take some risk off the table heading into the long weekend. The dollar rallied against most of its peers as tensions remain front and center for the world's two largest economies. Renewed unrest in Hong Kong will continue to weigh on the overall outlook as Western nations contemplate how to react to China's new national-security laws on Hong Kong. Investors will also continue to focus on the easing of coronavirus lockdowns globally, signs of rebounding economic activity, and any progress with the treatments or vaccines for COVID-19.