The Dollar Elevated With Inflation remaining As a Concern

The Dollar Elevated With Inflation remaining As a Concern

The Dollar was high on Thursday morning in Asia. However, remain hovered almost two-week lows. Investors generated hopes on small returns from the U.S. Currency, After the release of weak U.S. Inflation data, and The Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s assurance to keep interest rate low would continue.

The U.S. Dollar Index slightly up 0.1% to 9.415 against a basket of other currencies. After the release of U.S. Inflation data, the index relinquished to a two-week low of 90.249.

The USD/JPY pair slightly up 0.3% to 104.60.

The AUD/USD pair inched up 0.3% to 0.7723.
The NZD/USD pair slightly inched down 0.6% to 0.7209. News from the New Zealand gaining the interest of investors as COVID-19 is almost in control. However cascading housing prices have shoved inflation above expectation.

The USD/CNY inched up 0.37% to 6.4582.
Markets are closed in China and Japan for Holidays. U.S. Inflation Data released on Wednesday showed that the core consumer price index was unchanged month-on-month versus the assumed 0.2% growth and the 0.1% growth in December.

The GBP/USD pair was slightly up 0.5% to 1.383. Nears 34-Month ahead of Brexit talk.

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell acknowledged the unemployment rate of the United States which is still high in his speech on Wednesday.