US Dollar Listless as Markets Brace for Post-Thanksgiving Buzz

US Dollar Listless as Markets Brace for Post-Thanksgiving Buzz
An employee of a bank counts U.S. dollar notes at a branch in Hanoi, Vietnam, on May 16, 2016. Kham/Reuters
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LONDON—The U.S. dollar began the last week of November on the back foot and was on track for its biggest monthly drop in a year as traders eyed fresh economic cues in the week ahead to determine the future path of policy rates.

A postponed OPEC+ meeting, the release of the Federal Reserve’s tracked measure of inflation alongside consumer prices data in the eurozone and Australia fill this week’s calendar, which will also see a rate decision from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and Chinese PMI data.