© Reuters. By Gina Lee
Investing.com – The dollar was up on Wednesday morning in Asia. The U.S. currency remained within recent ranges as the latest U.S. inflation data raised doubts that the Federal Reserve would begin asset tapering in 2021.
The that tracks the greenback against a basket of other currencies inched up 0.04% to 92.648 by 10:55 PM ET (2:55 AM GMT).
The pair inched down 0.03% to 109.64.
The pair inched down 0.02% to 0.7317 and the pair edged down 0.11% to 0.7088.
The pair inched up 0.08% to 6.4433. earlier in the day showed grew a lower-than-expected 5.3% year-on-year, while grew 8.9% year-on-year, in August. grew 2.5% year on year.
The pair inched down 0.07% to 1.3797.
The dollar has been stuck in a 92.3 to 92.9 range during the week as some Fed officials pushed for the central bank to begin asset tapering by the end of 2021.
Meanwhile, U.S. data released on Tuesday showed that the core consumer price index (CPI) grew 4% and 0.1% in August. The data also showed that the CPI grew 5.3% and 0.3% respectively.
Investors now look to the Fed’s latest policy decision, due to be handed down next week, for further timeline clues.
“The softer print eases concerns over an imminent acceleration in prices and should nullify any lingering pressure on the Fed to taper in September. But a taper this year still looks like a good bet with November or December now looking more likely,” National Australia Bank (OTC:) senior currency strategist Rodrigo Catril said in a note.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (OTC:) (CBA) is more bullish on the dollar’s prospects, predicting that accelerating employment costs in the U.S. will keep consumer prices elevated.
“Above‑target inflation will prove more persistent than the Fed expects,” CBA strategist Carol Kong said in a report.
“The implication is the Fed will likely need to raise the Funds rate by more than what markets are currently expecting, which could support the dollar down the track,” the report added.
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