The battered euro is finishing the year strongly and setting up the case for better performance next year. The common currency rose to its strongest level versus the dollar since August on Monday and cross-currency basis swaps -- a measure of demand for funding purposes -- climbed to the highest on record, Bloomberg Generic Prices show. While both moves mirrored a strong end to 2018, this time around options traders have also turned positive for coming months, in contrast to a weaker outlook a year ago. Thanks to the dollar’s enduring strength, the euro has lost more than 2% in 2019 to be one of the worst-performing ... (full story)