Dollar set for biggest rise in 7 days as virus cases climb.
- #Oil prices rose as broad hopes for a demand recovery persisted despite new outbreaks of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus prompting fresh mobility curbs worldwide.
- The U.S. dollar was on track for its biggest single-day gain in seven trading sessions as coronavirus measures threaten to snuff out global economic recovery.
- A market cooldown and growing use of layer-2 solutions that work alongside the #blockchain have helped to push down #Ethereum gas fees to a 6-month low.