US recap: EUR/USD slips as dollar's winning streak extends
Oct 10 (Reuters) -The dollar index rose for a ninth day amid firmer long-term Treasury yields after the U.S. inflation data and haven currency demand as risk appetite waned.
U.S. consumer prices increased slightly more than forecast in September, but the annual CPI increase slowed to 2.4%.
Weekly jobless claims were up 258K, the highest level since early August 2023 amid weather and strike distortions.
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic said he would be "totally comfortable" skipping an interest-rate cut at the November meeting amid "choppiness" in recent data.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said he expects more rate cuts lie ahead as inflation pressures continue to moderate.
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank Austan Goolsbee, in a CNBC interview, said he sees a series of interest-rate cuts over the next year to year and a half.
UK finance minister Rachel Reeves is considering raising the rate of capital gains tax to as high as 39%, the Guardian reports.
Bank of Mexico board members expect that easing inflation will allow for further cuts, September meeting minutes show.
The Canadian dollar fell for a second day on rising Bank of Canada rate cut expectations and after TD Bank became the largest bank in U.S. history to plead guilty to violating a federal law aimed at preventing money laundering, and agreed to pay $3 billion in penalties.
Oil prices jumped about 4% on Thursday on a spike in U.S. fuel use before Hurricane Milton, Middle East supply risks and signs that demand for energy could grow in the U.S. and China.
Treasury yields were mixed as the curve steepened. The 2s-10s curve was up about 5 basis points to +10.2bp.
The S&P 500 fell 0.27% amid weakness in industrials.
Gold rose 0.65% amid, helped by lower Treasury 2-year yields
Copper was up 1.02% on hopes China would announce more stimulus when it details its fiscal package Saturday
Heading toward the close: EUR/USD -0.18%, USD/JPY -0.32%, GBP/USD -0.22%, AUD/USD +0.19%, DXY +0.06%, EUR/JPY -0.52%, GBP/JPY -0.54%, AUD/JPY -0.15%.
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Editing by Burton Frierson
Reporting by Robert Fullem
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