Asian Currencies Soften After Hotter-Than-Expected U.S. CPI Boosts Dollar
FROM THE WIRE · WSJ.COM
Asian currencies were broadly weaker against the dollar. The hotter-than-expected U.S. CPI and Fed officials' comments rekindled rate-hike expectations, lifting the greenback and Treasury yields.
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- 01Asian currencies were broadly weaker against the dollar.
- 02U.S. CPI came in hotter than expected.
- 03Fed officials' comments revived rate-hike expectations.