There’s a bit of GBP and AUD selling on Christmas but liquidity is nil today and no market move can be trusted. Some days are better spent recharging and this is one of them.
Merry Christmas to you and your family.

I don’t think omicron is a concern for the markets except in China.
That’s the one place where they will put in severe lockdowns. Many of the new cases today are likely in Xian, where the city of 13 million is completely locked down. In a sign that China has no intention of easing away fro

I don’t think the market cares about covid numbers anymore so long as the number of people in hospital don’t skyrocket. There were 137 new deaths within 28 days of a positive covid test, down from 147 on Thursday.One estimate today said 1 in 10 people in London had contracted covid since Dec 16.