The dollar index (DXY00) today is trading slightly lower by -0.04%. The dollar was undercut by today's slightly-weaker-than-expected US CPI report, which gave the Fed a bit more lattitude to cut interest rates. The dollar is also being undercut by today's -1.4 bp decline in the US 10-year T-note yield, which hurts the dollar's interest rate differentials.
The Sep US CPI report of +0.3% m/m and +3.0% y/y was slightly weaker than market expectations of +0.4% m/m and +3.1% y/y. Also, the Sep core CPI report of +0.3% m/m and +3.1% y/y was slightly weaker than market expectations of +0.2% m/m and +3.1% y/y. Although the US CPI report was slightly weaker than expected, the Sep CPI report of +3.0% y/y rose to match the current 16-month high, and the core CPI report of +3.0% y/y was still far above the Fed’s inflation target of +2.0%.
