Sterling rose to a one-year high and the euro hit a one-month high against the dollar, as the greenback weakened on lower-than-expected U.S. inflation data.
The Israeli military has called on civilians in the strip’s biggest city to head south but only a few hundred of those who remain there have moved, according to an initial estimate from the United Nations.
Top advisers are set to deploy to Capitol Hill and the president is planning to use a press conference to prove he is capable of winning re-election in November.