It's a race out of the city on a long weekend but dollar buying continues

The US dollar is at, or near fresh session highs right across the board. If the dollar can post a weekly close near the best levels of the week, it's an impressive signal for the week ahead.

In the few hours of trading left, it could begin to get a bit whippy.

The weekend features all the central bank heavyweights in Portugal. Here is the full schedule.