At the end of the trading session, the US Dollar slid sharply, the US Dollar Index (DXY) compared to a basket of global currencies, fell to 104 points amid lower-than-expected CPI and hopes that The Fed finished raising interest rates, which was fueled by weak inflation reports. The yield on 10-year US Treasury bonds fell sharply to nearly 4.48%.
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics` Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) report from October fell short of consensus. It came in at 4% versus 4.1% expected and decelerated from the previous 4.1%.
The headline figure of 3.2% was below the consensus of 3.3% and compared with the final reading of 3.7%. The U.S. economy has recently released weaker-than-expected inflation and employment data, and markets are weighing the next Federal Reserve rate hike. Next December.
Additionally, investors are anticipating early rate cuts, particularly the possibility of a May 2024 rate cut, which could have led to lower U.S. Treasury rates, from which the market is justified. Because of the loss of US dollar interest.