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Photo taken on April 20, 2022 shows the Japanese yen and U.S. dollar banknotes in Tokyo, Japan. The dollar kicked off the last quarter of the year on the front foot on Monday as the prospect of higher-for-longer U.S. rates provided solid support, pushing the yen to an 11-month low. Sterling was last 0.13% lower at $1.2188, having similarly slid nearly 4% against the dollar in the third quarter. "This puts the 1 November FOMC meeting back on the table as a potential venue for a further 25-basis-point rate hike." Elsewhere, the Australian dollar fell 0.07% to $0.64305, while the kiwi edged 0.1% lower to $0.59925.
Persons: Olivier d'Assier, Jarrod Kerr, Sterling, Kiwibank's Kerr, Chris Weston Organizations: U.S, Congress, Democratic, U.S . Labor Department, CPI Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Asia, Australia, China
"Overall, some weakness indicated by the report ... probably caused markets to pare back some of the interest rate rises pencilled in for the RBA rate hikes." Meanwhile, U.S. retail sales rebounded sharply in January after two straight monthly declines, driven by purchases of motor vehicles and other goods, the U.S. Commerce Department said on Wednesday. There's very strong labour market data coming through, and the consumers are well supported," said Jarrod Kerr, chief economist at Kiwibank. The retail sales data came just a day after U.S. figures showed inflation slowing but still sticky. This added to signs that further hefty BoE interest rate hikes are unlikely.
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