Pound comes out from lockdown.
- #Oil prices rose on expectations of a further decline in U.S. oil inventories, recouping some losses from the previous session due to lingering concern over rising cases of the Delta #coronavirus variant.
- Sterling rose in early London trading, helped by recent falls in COVID-19 infections in Britain and optimism around Britain's easing of lockdown restrictions.
- Incoming SEC Chairman Gary Gensler issued new comments about #Bitcoin, at times drawing a dividing line between the market’s largest #cryptocurrency and imitators.
