Dollar strengthens after US inflation data boosts Fed rate-hike expectations

The US dollar strengthened after inflation data pushed up expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates further, according to Reuters. The move operates primarily through the interest rate differential channel: higher expected US policy rates widen the yield gap against other major central banks, attracting capital flows into dollar-denominated assets and lifting the currency. The dollar's gains are most pronounced against lower-yielding and commodity-linked currencies such as the yen, Swiss franc, Australian dollar, Canadian dollar and New Zealand dollar, while the euro and sterling face relative pressure as their own central banks are seen with less scope to match US tightening. Traders will be watching the next US consumer price and producer price releases, along with Federal Reserve speaker commentary, to judge whether the rate-hike repricing persists.

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