Markets go quiet ahead of US inflation update
Good morning. The dollar is edging lower and trading ranges are narrowing across currency markets ahead of the personal consumption expenditures report—the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge—at 8:30. Evidence of resilient underlying price pressures might reignite the dollar’s rally—or a softer reading could open a wider reappraisal of the higher-for-longer policy expectations that have driven the currency’s outperformance over the past week. Equity markets are setting up for gains at the open after a blowout forecast from Micron restored confidence in the artificial intelligence boom. The memory-chip maker provided a quarterly revenue outlook well above analyst estimates, sending its shares...