Diplomacy hopes drive dollar lower
Good morning. Financial markets are rallying on hopes for a renewal of diplomatic engagement in the Middle East, with some media outlets reporting that US and Iranian negotiating teams could return to Islamabad for talks later this week. Oil prices are retreating, Treasury yields are coming under renewed pressure, equity markets are setting up for a positive open, and most major foreign exchange pairs are trading at or above key technical levels against the dollar. The euro is flirting with 1.18, the pound is holding above 1.35, the Canadian dollar is back in the 1.37s, and even the yen is...