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The dollar rallied against the yen, euro and other currencies on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected US inflation data boosted investor bets that the Federal Reserve will need to stay aggressive in raising interest rates.

The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against its peers, was up 1.5% at 109.85 in its biggest one-day percentage gain since March 2020.The index turned positive after the data release.The euro was last down 1.5% versus the greenback at $0.9973, after hitting a nearly one-month high of $1.0198 in the previous session.According to the Labour Department report, US consumer prices unexpectedly rose in August and underlying inflation picked up amid rising costs for rents and healthcare.

“This is going to put the idea of transitory inflation to bed for now and anchor U.S. yields and the dollar substantially higher. The key thing here is that we’re now looking at near-certain odds on a 75-basis-point move next week.”

 

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