Dollar Slips on Dovish US CPI Report

Written on 08/12/2026
Rich Asplund

The dollar index (DXY00 ) is down -0.08% as expectations for a Fed rate hike eased on today’s favorable CPI report. The dollar was also undercut by today’s -2.1 bp decline in the 10-year T-note yield, which undercut the dollar’s interest rate differentials. Today’s July US CPI report was exactly...US dollar background by Iluhanos via iStock