Market Briefing: Shellshocked Currency Markets Attempt a Recovery
Investors and foreign exchange traders are trying to recover after getting resoundingly wrong-footed by yesterday’s US consumer price report. The dollar is slipping against many of its major rivals and equity futures are pointing to a slightly stronger open as positioning errors are unwound and liquidity levels return to normal. Markets plummeted yesterday after the Bureau of Labor Statistics said price increases were faster and more persistent than anticipated in August, crushing the “peak inflation” narrative, and spurring a violent jump in short-term interest rates. The dollar surged higher, clobbering global equity bourses and rival currencies alike as terminal rate...