GBP/USD navigates below 1.2600 as UK's steady inflation figures prompt reevaluation of monetary policy expectations, influencing market sentiment.
The US Dollar exhibited a strong bullish trend, surging to around the 104.862 level, marking an increase of nearly 0.70%. This movement was significantly influenced by the latest US CPI as the Core CPI month-over-month increased to 0.4% against the forecasted 0.3%, and the overall CPI year-over-year rose to 3.1%, surpassing the anticipated 2.9%. This data underscores the persistent inflationary pressures within the US economy, potentially steering the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decisions in the near term.
For the GBP, inflation remained steady at 4.0% year-over-year, aligning with previous figures but still indicating a tight grip on consumer prices. The Core CPI also reported a slight decrease to 5.1% from 5.2%, suggesting a nuanced shift in underlying inflation dynamics.
The Producer Price Index (PPI) data reflected a contraction, with input prices decreasing by 0.8% month-over-month, indicating a potential easing in production cost pressures.
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