Dollar Surges as US October CPI Beats Forecasts, Boosting Fed Rate Hike Bets

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The US October Consumer Price Index rose 0.4% month-over-month, exceeding forecasts and prompting a sharp dollar rally on increased bets for a significant Federal Reserve rate hike in December. Core CPI, excluding volatile food and energy items, held at 0.3% monthly growth, defying expectations for a slowdown. The stronger-than-expected data caused US Treasury yields to surge, with the 10-year note climbing to 4.94%, and the dollar strengthened to 158.49 yen. Private payroll data from ADP showed 19,750 jobs added, a near one-month high. Year-over-year CPI figures were not released due to the impact of last year's federal government shutdown.


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